Balkir Surname

169,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Balkir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balkir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,4631:31,5963,428
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Northern Cyprus171:18,7654,655
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Balkir (83) may also be a first name.

Balkir Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Balkir Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Balkir (Marathi: कीर) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balkir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 169,720th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,866,855 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Balkir reside; 75 percent reside in West Asia and 75 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,052,971st most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 83 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,463 people, or 1 in 31,596. In Turkey Balkir is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 24 percent live, Aksaray Province, where 12 percent live and Ankara Province, where 6 percent live. Not including Turkey this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent live.

Balkir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Balkir surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Balkir earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.4% more than the national average, earning $52,381 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balkhir92441/
Balkire9210/
Balhkir923/
Balkair922/
Balkier921/
Balkhair862,502/
Balkheir8683/
Balkhier864/
Balkhire861/
Balkaire861/
Balker83215/
Bolkir838/
Balkır836/
Balkyr833/
Balqir831/
Bailkhair801/
Baalkhair801/
Balkirova801/
Balchir77241/
Balcker7758/
Bailker7740/
Balkert7721/
Balkere776/
Belhkir776/
Bolkhir773/
Bolkier772/
Balqair772/
Balcair772/
Balquir771/
Bhalker771/
Baulker770/
Boulkhir711,000/
Bolkheir7195/
Boulkeir7180/
Balquier7131/
Bolkhair7127/
Boulkair718/
Valkheir714/
Bahalker712/
Belhkeir712/
Balkhyor711/
Balkhear711/
Balkhere711/
Bhailker711/
Bolckeir711/
Balcer675,248/
Boulkheir672,046/
Boulkhair671,246/
Balqer67230/
Bolker67120/
Boulkeire6710/
Beilkhair673/
Boulhkeir672/
Boilkheir671/
Beilkheir671/
Boulkhier671/
Boulkaire671/
Boulckeir671/
Bolkheire671/

Balkir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balkir in the Marathi language
कीरkira-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balkir
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