Ballan Surname
Approximately 4,553 people bear this surname
Ballan Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Dweller at the Little Town or Farm. [Gaelic (and Irish) baileán, diminutive of baile, a town, farm]
Ballan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1,054 | 1:58,023 | 10,400 |
| Philippines | 661 | 1:153,159 | 25,463 |
| France | 597 | 1:111,261 | 16,626 |
| United States | 339 | 1:1,069,200 | 77,954 |
| Brazil | 271 | 1:789,942 | 28,681 |
| England | 195 | 1:285,734 | 22,108 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Turkey | 149 | 1:522,291 | 29,341 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Canada | 120 | 1:307,047 | 28,331 |
| Argentina | 109 | 1:392,141 | 30,168 |
| Venezuela | 84 | 1:359,572 | 7,720 |
| Australia | 81 | 1:333,280 | 28,364 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Lebanon | 35 | 1:161,060 | 7,588 |
| Puerto Rico | 30 | 1:118,338 | 1,718 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| Syria | 23 | 1:839,175 | 6,287 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 1:381,175 | 50,143 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Haiti | 13 | 1:821,839 | 11,267 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Jordan | 9 | 1:982,493 | 16,126 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | 1:2,621,729 | 17,588 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 68 | 1:358,461 | 22,559 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 84 | 1:597,841 | 40,179 |
The alternate forms: Ballán (101) & Ballañ (1) are calculated separately.
Ballan (1,462) may also be a first name.
Ballan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Dweller at the Little Town or Farm. [Gaelic (and Irish) baileán, diminutive of baile, a town, farm]
Ballan Demographics
Ballan Political Affiliation
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Ballan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ballan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ballan (Hindi: बल्लन, Russian: Баллан) occurs most in Italy. It can also appear in the variant forms: Ballán or Ballañ. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ballan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 103,313th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,600,603 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Ballan live; 24 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 23 percent live in Italic Europe. Ballan is also the 203,815th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 1,462 people.
This surname is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 1,054 people, or 1 in 58,023. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Veneto, where 89 percent live, Lombardy, where 10 percent live and Piedmont, where 0 percent live. Beside Italy Ballan exists in 69 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 15 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.
Ballan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ballan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ballan surname increased 404 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 287 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ballan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Ballan last name are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.89% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ballan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.66% more than the national average, earning R 393,660 per year; in United States they earn 23.53% more than the national average, earning $53,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning $51,042 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ballan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ballan in the Hindi language | ||
| बल्लन | ballana | 96.31 |
| बललन | balalana | 1.23 |
| बाल्लन | ballana | 0.92 |
| बल्लण | ballana | 0.31 |
| बल्लान | ballana | 0.31 |
| बल्लां | ballam | 0.31 |
| बब्बन | babbana | 0.31 |
| Ballan in the Russian language | ||
| Баллан | ballan | - |
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