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

The last name Ballast is found most in The Netherlands. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

Ballast is the 341,330^th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,772,812 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Ballast are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Ballast is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 492 people, or 1 in 34,324. In The Netherlands Ballast is mostly found in: Overijssel, where 38 percent reside, Drenthe, where 17 percent reside and Gelderland, where 13 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands Ballast exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 14 percent reside.

Ballast Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Ballast Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Ballast last name are 25.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72% 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.