Ballance Surname

109,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,245 people bear this surname

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

Ballance Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the sign of the balance, usually designating a scale maker.

Ballance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0731:117,95012,694
England4741:117,54911,971
Canada3781:97,47510,598
Northern Ireland811:22,7782,624
Ireland481:98,1035,309
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Australia281:964,13257,058
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland701:63,2844,864
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2381:102,41810,282
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4591:109,40910,910

Ballance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the sign of the balance, usually designating a scale maker.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

For Valence. William de Ver held Valence, Normandy, from Philip Augustus, c. 1210. See Vallance.

The Norman People (1874)

Ballance Last Name Facts

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

Ballance occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ballance? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 109,617th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,716,736 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Ballance reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 3,073 people, or 1 in 117,950. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 26 percent reside, Virginia, where 9 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Ballance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ballance has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ballance last name expanded 669 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 31 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 343 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ballance Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ballance surname is predominantly Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ballance surname are 7.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.74% registered with the party.

The amount Ballance earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 243.27% more than the national average, earning R 815,748 per year; in United States they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning $42,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $55,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ballancet9414/
Ballanche945/
Balliance941/
Ballaance940/
Balance93690/
Ballancier896/
Vallance887,679/
Balanche88560/
Wallance88310/
Ballanca88306/
Ballange8852/
Balancie8830/
Balancer8819/
Balaince8813/
Balances888/
Uallance886/
Ballanse884/
Ballanke881/
Ballonce881/
Balaance881/
Ballanze881/
Bollance880/
Ballancy880/
Ballanger821,594/
Balancier82113/
Ballangca8266/
Ballangee8225/
Vallancey8218/
Balanchhe8210/
Balansche828/
Ballanshe821/
Ballianca821/
Bahalance821/
Balancher821/
Wallanche820/
Valliance820/
Ballangie820/
Valance80885/
Balanca80593/
Ballans80520/
Bolance80317/
Balange80295/
Balanse80146/
Balancy80106/
Balanci8059/
Balanch8046/
Balanke8027/
Walance8014/
Balanže8013/
Balanze809/
Balancă804/
Balanje803/
Ballanz801/
Ballainger782/
Wallanches781/
Ballanki752,576/
Balanger75598/
Ballangi75519/
Balanchi75140/
Balangie75110/
Balankhe7550/
Bhalange7541/
Ballanza7541/
Balanjee7530/
Bolancer7525/
Balanque7521/
Balangca7518/
Balanshe7517/
Ballonje7513/
Bailange7511/
Baylanci7510/
Wallanse759/
Ballanka758/
Bolanche756/
Bhalanke755/
Vallange754/
Balankee754/
Bailanke752/
Valiance752/
Bollange751/
Bolyance751/
Balandje751/
Balangke751/
Balanker751/
Ballians751/
Waliance751/
Vallanke751/
Valanche751/
Wailance751/
Bollanse751/
Balancay751/
Balangea751/
Balanget751/
Ballañca751/
Ballansa751/
Balanzie751/
Baylanca751/
Balyange751/
Bolances751/
Bolancez751/
Vallanse750/
Balangee750/
Balangey750/
Balans71119/
Bollansee7186/
Bollansée7177/
Wallanger7129/
Balanz7129/
Bhallanki7125/
Balasinge7125/
Boulanche7123/
Balanquet7122/
Vallanger7122/
Ballankki715/
Balliansa714/
Balancuit714/
Ballaanki713/
Balanggie713/
Bollanger712/
Valancher712/
Balangket712/
Bailanger712/
Bealanger711/
Balansett711/
Ballankii711/
Bollansèe711/
Balanjead711/
Bahalange711/
Baliangca711/
Baulanger711/
Balanques711/
Boulancer711/
Ballanxhi711/
Bolanches711/
Ballonger710/
Balanza674,573/
Balangi671,342/
Balansa67920/
Boullanger67872/
Balansi67691/
Bolange67540/
Balanzi67436/
Bhalasinge67231/
Walange67136/
Bollans67127/
Balanki67103/
Valange6781/
Bolanca6779/
Balonge6776/
Valanci6767/
Valanje6765/
Bolanci6759/
Balonze6751/
Balanji6750/
Balanky6740/
Vallans6738/
Balanka6724/
Balanzá6720/
Walanje6718/
Ballons675/
Boulaincer674/
Balyans673/
Balangkehe673/
Balonse673/
Bolancé673/
Volance672/
Boullangez672/
Walancy672/
Bolanke671/
Balleinger671/
Ballahunsi671/
Balians671/
Valanze671/
Boulancher671/
Balaanz671/
Balangquet671/
Balanss671/
Balhans671/
Baylans671/
Bolanje671/
Ballams670/

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