Balla Surname
Approximately 152,096 people bear this surname
Balla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 35,560 | 1:1,055 | 141 |
| India | 32,267 | 1:23,772 | 1,797 |
| Niger | 19,872 | 1:966 | 141 |
| Hungary | 10,193 | 1:963 | 98 |
| Cameroon | 9,866 | 1:2,105 | 213 |
| Albania | 8,282 | 1:352 | 17 |
| Nigeria | 6,275 | 1:28,230 | 2,402 |
| Romania | 3,531 | 1:5,686 | 766 |
| Philippines | 2,476 | 1:40,888 | 6,416 |
| United States | 2,260 | 1:160,380 | 16,324 |
| Morocco | 2,181 | 1:15,807 | 2,377 |
| Algeria | 1,973 | 1:19,580 | 3,593 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,948 | 1:15,840 | 2,206 |
| Greece | 1,795 | 1:6,173 | 682 |
| Ecuador | 1,458 | 1:10,909 | 1,753 |
| Chad | 1,155 | 1:11,768 | 1,513 |
| Slovakia | 1,034 | 1:5,161 | 396 |
| Mauritania | 964 | 1:4,248 | 508 |
| Italy | 900 | 1:67,952 | 12,072 |
| Ukraine | 849 | 1:53,619 | 7,726 |
| Indonesia | 716 | 1:184,706 | 17,756 |
| Egypt | 427 | 1:215,306 | 15,336 |
| Burkina Faso | 419 | 1:43,800 | 2,097 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Germany | 393 | 1:204,848 | 23,383 |
| Canada | 384 | 1:95,952 | 10,435 |
| Ivory Coast | 367 | 1:62,864 | 3,651 |
| Argentina | 337 | 1:126,835 | 10,735 |
| Nepal | 301 | 1:94,621 | 2,050 |
| Brazil | 293 | 1:730,629 | 26,722 |
| Benin | 238 | 1:43,427 | 5,554 |
| Russia | 217 | 1:664,162 | 57,219 |
| Congo | 204 | 1:24,456 | 2,674 |
| England | 202 | 1:275,832 | 21,591 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Australia | 201 | 1:134,307 | 14,542 |
| France | 190 | 1:349,593 | 52,489 |
| Spain | 154 | 1:303,585 | 18,224 |
| Czechia | 130 | 1:81,796 | 13,702 |
| Austria | 117 | 1:72,781 | 11,082 |
| Uganda | 113 | 1:345,480 | 22,807 |
| Liberia | 102 | 1:43,221 | 3,943 |
| Poland | 82 | 1:463,521 | 46,884 |
| Belgium | 76 | 1:151,272 | 21,156 |
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| Netherlands | 61 | 1:276,839 | 34,217 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Malaysia | 51 | 1:578,318 | 28,229 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Turkey | 46 | 1:1,691,770 | 62,957 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| Latvia | 43 | 1:47,675 | 7,247 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Taiwan | 29 | 1:808,440 | 5,718 |
| Uruguay | 28 | 1:122,563 | 11,386 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Kenya | 22 | 1:2,099,086 | 36,356 |
| Tanzania | 22 | 1:2,406,437 | 48,353 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Moldova | 12 | 1:296,781 | 24,445 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Slovenia | 11 | 1:226,152 | 15,984 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Mauritius | 6 | 1:215,570 | 8,537 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 68 | 1:738,510 | 47,095 |
The alternate forms: Ballá (4) are calculated separately.
Balla (86,602) may also be a first name.
Balla Demographics
Average Male Balla Height
176.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Balla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balla (Arabic: بله, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻻ, Hindi: बल्ला, Marathi: बालाजी, Oriya: ବାଲା, Russian: Балла) occurs in Sudan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Ballá. Click here for further potential spellings of Balla.
How Common Is The Last Name Balla? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,693rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 47,914 people. Balla is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Balla reside; 26 percent reside in North Africa and 24 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 11,546th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 86,602 people.
The surname Balla is most widely held in Sudan, where it is borne by 35,560 people, or 1 in 1,055. Barring Sudan Balla is found in 127 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent are found and Niger, where 13 percent are found.
Balla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Balla has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Balla last name rose 3,324 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 4,040 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Balla Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Muslim (50%) in Kenya, Muslim (70%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Balla surname are 11.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58% registered with the political party.
The amount Balla earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning €30,910 per year; in Norway they earn 36.26% less than the national average, earning 220,597 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.76% more than the national average, earning R 367,776 per year; in United States they earn 6.65% more than the national average, earning $46,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.92% more than the national average, earning $50,638 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balla in the Hindi language | ||
| बल्ला | balla | 86.82 |
| बाल्ला | balla | 8.41 |
| बल्लभ | ballabha | 3.51 |
| बलला | balala | 0.52 |
| बल्ल | balla | 0.39 |
| बाला | bala | 0.3 |
| वाला | vala | 0.04 |
| Balla in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଲା | bala | 69.64 |
| ବଲା | bala | 13.39 |
| ବଲ | bala | 13.39 |
| ବଲାଦ | balada | 0.89 |
| ଜଲା | jala | 0.89 |
| ବାଲର୍ା | balara | 0.89 |
| Balla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻻ | bala | 34.37 |
| ﺑﺎﻝ | bal | 16.34 |
| ﺑﺎﻟﻪ | balh | 14.37 |
| ﺑﻞ | bl | 9.01 |
| ﺑﻼ | bla | 9.01 |
| ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ | ballh | 6.76 |
| ﺑﻠﻪ | blh | 4.79 |
| ﺑﺎﻟﻞ | ball | 1.41 |
| ﺑﺎﻟﺔ | balt | 0.28 |
| ﺑﺎﻟﻼ | balla | 0.28 |
| ﺑﻠﻠﻰ | blly | 0.28 |
| ﺍﺑﻠﻞ | abll | 0.28 |
| ﺃﺑﻠﻪ | ablh | 0.28 |
| Balla in the Marathi language | ||
| बालाजी | balaji | 22.68 |
| बलराज | balaraja | 14.43 |
| बाल | bala | 14.43 |
| बाला | bala | 10.31 |
| बालराज | balaraja | 8.25 |
| बालल | balala | 6.19 |
| बल | bala | 4.12 |
| बलराम | balarama | 4.12 |
| बाळा | bala | 3.09 |
| बालिंलग | balinlaga | 2.06 |
| भालनी | bhalani | 2.06 |
| बाळाराम | balarama | 2.06 |
| बलुराज | baluraja | 2.06 |
| बालसी | balasi | 2.06 |
| बाळकृ | balakr | 2.06 |
| Balla in the Russian language | ||
| Балла | balla | - |
| Balla in the Arabic language | ||
| بله | blh | - |
| بللا | blla | - |
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Footnotes
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