Ballefin Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Ballefin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ballefin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2491:266,75841,114
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Ballefín (1) are calculated separately.

Ballefin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ballefin is found most in France. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Ballefín. Click here for further possible spellings of Ballefin.

How Common Is The Last Name Ballefin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 963,821st most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Ballefin are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Ballefin is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 266,758. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 99 percent live, Île-de-France, where 0 percent live and Occitanie, where 0 percent live. Outside of France this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ballefín961/
Ballesfin9464/
Balllesfin891/
Vallefin8849/
Vallesfin82143/
Balofin8054/
Balafin8049/
Vallefín751/
Vallesfen712/
Vallisfin711/
Balafyn6736/
Balifen674/
Valifin671/
Bolifina631/
Boulejfen591/
Whalephin591/
Belafen531/
Boulifen505/
Belhafen501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ballefin
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