Balko Surname

84,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Balko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1,6541:3,226169
United States1,2451:291,13227,008
Ukraine1,0941:41,6116,009
Russia4991:288,82429,821
Germany4111:195,87722,591
Canada1391:265,07624,993
Belarus1261:75,40512,185
Czechia1251:85,06814,250
Niger711:270,3108,391
Turkey681:1,144,43349,465
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Poland541:703,86659,770
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
England221:2,532,63991,802
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
France81:8,302,840321,660
Croatia81:528,57638,675
India71:109,580,769786,157
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Balkó (216) & Bálko (1) are calculated separately.

Balko (250) may also be a first name.

Balko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balko (Hindi: बलको, Marathi: बाळको, Russian: Балко) has its highest incidence in Slovakia. It can also be rendered as: Balkó or Bálko. For other potential spellings of Balko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 84,719th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,278,517 people. The surname Balko is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Balko reside; 57 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 32 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 563,826th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 250 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Slovakia, where it is held by 1,654 people, or 1 in 3,226. In Slovakia Balko is most numerous in: Nitra Region, where 53 percent are found, Žilina Region, where 17 percent are found and Banská Bystrica Region, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Slovakia Balko occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Ukraine, where 19 percent are found.

Balko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Balko has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Balko last name grew 12,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Balko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Catholic (57%) in Belarus and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Balko surname are 1.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.58% being registered with the party.

The amount Balko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $43,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $55,613 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balkó93216/
Bálko931/
Bealko9183/
Balkou9142/
Balkoç9113/
Balkho913/
Balkoy912/
Baylko911/
Balkoo911/
Balkod911/
Balcko911/
Bailko911/
Balkhou832/
Balkhoo831/
Balkoud831/
Balkouh831/
Balka802,243/
Balco801,559/
Bolko801,365/
Balká801/
Balkouch77139/
Balkóová7719/
Balkouss771/
Balkhoud771/
Balkhous771/
Balkaş731,406/
Balcos731,338/
Balcou73467/
Balcoh73185/
Balkaç73140/
Bealka7393/
Bhalka7378/
Balcot7355/
Bolkot7333/
Balkka739/
Ballka738/
Bolcko738/
Balkha737/
Baalka735/
Bolkos734/
Balcoo734/
Valkko734/
Bolkoz731/
Bolkoy731/
Balqoy731/
Balkah731/
Balcoz731/
Balcoș731/
Bolgko731/
Bailco731/
Hvalko731/
Ballco731/
Bolkoo731/
Bahlka731/
Valkoy731/
Balkaa731/
Balcoi731/
Baylco731/
Bolkho731/
Balkahova711/
Batelka67426/
Bhalkat6725/
Bolkosz675/
Boulkou674/
Balkhaa674/
Balcooh672/
Balgkas672/
Balqout672/
Basilco671/
Balcohe671/
Bolkhop671/
Baileka671/
Ballcou671/
Balcott671/
Balkass671/
Bohlcko671/
Bhalkka671/
Balckau671/
Bolkhot671/
Bolkout671/
Balkajs671/
Balkhat671/
Balgcot671/

Balko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balko in the Marathi language
बाळकोbalako-
Balko in the Hindi language
बलकोbalako66.67
बल्कोbalko20
बाल्कोbalko13.33
Balko in the Russian language
Балкоbalko-

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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 Balko
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