Ballesteros Surname
Approximately 153,868 people bear this surname
Ballesteros Surname Definition:
Ancient surname found extensively in Valladolid, Burgos, and Leon. Name of villages near Ciudad Real and Cuenca. Derived from surname Ballesta - cross-bow. Implies soldier using this weapon.
This is the plural form of "ballesta" which refers to someone who uses the cross-bow or to anyone who makes cross-bows.
Read More About This SurnameBallesteros Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 38,266 | 1:1,248 | 256 |
| Philippines | 28,272 | 1:3,581 | 265 |
| Spain | 25,863 | 1:1,808 | 206 |
| Mexico | 25,239 | 1:4,918 | 630 |
| United States | 9,924 | 1:36,523 | 4,535 |
| Argentina | 5,037 | 1:8,486 | 836 |
| Venezuela | 4,504 | 1:6,706 | 764 |
| Ecuador | 3,009 | 1:5,286 | 879 |
| Bolivia | 2,796 | 1:3,797 | 588 |
| Panama | 2,299 | 1:1,702 | 276 |
| Peru | 1,743 | 1:18,235 | 2,205 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,391 | 1:22,182 | 3,101 |
| Chile | 1,348 | 1:13,069 | 1,014 |
| Nicaragua | 762 | 1:7,902 | 636 |
| France | 573 | 1:115,921 | 17,442 |
| Brazil | 430 | 1:497,847 | 18,787 |
| Honduras | 337 | 1:26,162 | 927 |
| Uruguay | 310 | 1:11,070 | 1,246 |
| Cuba | 289 | 1:39,871 | 1,801 |
| Canada | 225 | 1:163,758 | 16,499 |
| Dominican Republic | 162 | 1:64,401 | 3,114 |
| Guatemala | 129 | 1:124,672 | 3,185 |
| England | 128 | 1:435,297 | 29,139 |
| Germany | 104 | 1:774,091 | 57,434 |
| Singapore | 98 | 1:56,201 | 2,231 |
| Australia | 70 | 1:385,653 | 31,598 |
| Belgium | 62 | 1:185,430 | 24,739 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Switzerland | 42 | 1:195,546 | 17,263 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| Italy | 35 | 1:1,747,334 | 85,249 |
| Costa Rica | 31 | 1:154,196 | 2,192 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Guam | 29 | 1:5,521 | 755 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 11 | 1:4,962 | 486 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| El Salvador | 9 | 1:704,876 | 3,399 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Brunei | 3 | 1:139,577 | 3,009 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Ballésteros (1) are calculated separately.
Ballesteros (82) may also be a first name.
Ballesteros Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ancient surname found extensively in Valladolid, Burgos, and Leon. Name of villages near Ciudad Real and Cuenca. Derived from surname Ballesta - cross-bow. Implies soldier using this weapon.
This is the plural form of "ballesta" which refers to someone who uses the cross-bow or to anyone who makes cross-bows.
Castilian name found throughout the Peninsula.
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.
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Ballesteros Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ballesteros Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ballesteros is more commonly found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Ballésteros. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ballesteros? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,650th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,362 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Ballesteros are found; 37 percent are found in South America and 28 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,060,447th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 82 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is held by 38,266 people, or 1 in 1,248. In Colombia Ballesteros is mostly found in: Capital District, where 20 percent live, Cundinamarca Department, where 10 percent live and Santander Department, where 9 percent live. Outside of Colombia this surname exists in 86 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 18 percent live and Spain, where 17 percent live.
Ballesteros Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ballesteros has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ballesteros surname expanded 110,267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 12,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ballesteros Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ballesteros surname are 40.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.6% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ballesteros earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 51.12% less than the national average, earning 169,173 kr per year; in Peru they earn 34.66% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,104 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.08% more than the national average, earning $22,720,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.37% less than the national average, earning $39,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $49,276 CAD per year.
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