Balkley Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Balkley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balkley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Balkley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balkley is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balkley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Balkley are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Balkley is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Balkley is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 29 percent reside, Texas, where 29 percent reside and Alabama, where 14 percent reside.

Balkley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Balkley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Balkley Last Name Statistics demography

Balkley earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baulkley930/
Balkle920/
Balkly920/
Walkley862,740/
Bailkle861/
Balkles861/
Balklee860/
Ballkelley821/
Balckler801/
Balkla776/
Balkli771/
Walkly771/
Balclay714/
Walklei711/
Balkloi711/
Walklay711/
Volkley711/
Walklett67462/
Walkleet671/
Balcelle671/
Balqlees671/
Beilckle670/
Woulkley670/
Valkellya631/
Volkle6264/
Balcli621/
Walcle621/
Valclez572/
Boulkla571/
Volkler571/
Vollkle570/
Balcelli531/
Volckler530/
Vallcelli501/

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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
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  • 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 Balkley
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