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Where Does The Last Name Ballast Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ballast occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ballast? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 341,330^th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,772,812 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Ballast live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 492 people, or 1 in 34,324. In The Netherlands Ballast is primarily concentrated in: Overijssel, where 38 percent reside, Drenthe, where 17 percent reside and Gelderland, where 13 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands Ballast occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 14 percent reside.

Ballast Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ballast has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ballast last name expanded 22,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ballast Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Ballast are 25.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72% being registered with the party.

The amount Ballast earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $46,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.18% less than the national average, earning $36,677 CAD per year.