Ballester Surname
Approximately 31,531 people bear this surname
Ballester Surname User-submission:
It is a surname of Spanish origin, which means 'crossbowman'. It comes from the word ballesta (ballista), meaning 'crossbow', and the ending -teros, which makes reference to the group.
Ballester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 16,516 | 1:2,831 | 333 |
| Cuba | 3,896 | 1:2,958 | 413 |
| France | 2,859 | 1:23,233 | 2,712 |
| Philippines | 2,280 | 1:44,403 | 7,123 |
| Argentina | 1,980 | 1:21,588 | 1,801 |
| United States | 1,001 | 1:362,097 | 32,264 |
| Venezuela | 687 | 1:43,965 | 2,312 |
| Mexico | 393 | 1:315,843 | 6,961 |
| Dominican Republic | 277 | 1:37,664 | 2,069 |
| Brazil | 247 | 1:866,698 | 31,229 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Bolivia | 123 | 1:86,312 | 3,705 |
| Puerto Rico | 110 | 1:32,274 | 906 |
| England | 108 | 1:515,908 | 32,533 |
| Panama | 84 | 1:46,574 | 2,313 |
| Peru | 84 | 1:378,382 | 12,510 |
| Gibraltar | 82 | 1:414 | 34 |
| Ecuador | 80 | 1:198,823 | 7,830 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Chile | 51 | 1:345,421 | 9,676 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Switzerland | 37 | 1:221,971 | 18,930 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Andorra | 29 | 1:2,891 | 539 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 1:398,339 | 3,755 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Ballester (36) may also be a first name.
Ballester Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a surname of Spanish origin, which means 'crossbowman'. It comes from the word ballesta (ballista), meaning 'crossbow', and the ending -teros, which makes reference to the group.
- ballesteros'Ballester' is in Catalan/Valencian language the man who makes crossbows (a crossbow is a 'ballesta') or the man or soldier who has or uses a crossbow.
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Ballester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ballester Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ballester is most common in Spain. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ballester click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ballester? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 17,574th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 231,123 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Ballester are found; 53 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 53 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Ballester is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 36 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Spain, where it is held by 16,516 people, or 1 in 2,831. In Spain Ballester is mostly concentrated in: Valencian Community, where 55 percent are found, Catalonia, where 14 percent are found and Murcia, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Spain this surname occurs in 70 countries. It also occurs in Cuba, where 12 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.
Ballester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ballester has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ballester last name grew 33,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ballester Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ballester surname are 38.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.92% being registered with the political party.
The amount Ballester earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 121.24% more than the national average, earning S/. 42,887 per year; in South Africa they earn 80.09% more than the national average, earning R 427,968 per year; in United States they earn 6.88% more than the national average, earning $46,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.21% more than the national average, earning $56,246 CAD per year.
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