Ballesteros Surname

3,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

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.

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Ballesteros Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia38,2661:1,248256
Philippines28,2721:3,581265
Spain25,8631:1,808206
Mexico25,2391:4,918630
United States9,9241:36,5234,535
Argentina5,0371:8,486836
Venezuela4,5041:6,706764
Ecuador3,0091:5,286879
Bolivia2,7961:3,797588
Panama2,2991:1,702276
Peru1,7431:18,2352,205
Saudi Arabia1,3911:22,1823,101
Chile1,3481:13,0691,014
Nicaragua7621:7,902636
France5731:115,92117,442
Brazil4301:497,84718,787
Honduras3371:26,162927
Uruguay3101:11,0701,246
Cuba2891:39,8711,801
Canada2251:163,75816,499
Dominican Republic1621:64,4013,114
Guatemala1291:124,6723,185
England1281:435,29729,139
Germany1041:774,09157,434
Singapore981:56,2012,231
Australia701:385,65331,598
Belgium621:185,43024,739
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Italy351:1,747,33485,249
Costa Rica311:154,1962,192
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Guam291:5,521755
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
China101:136,732,1577,199
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
El Salvador91:704,8763,399
Norway71:734,61250,907
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brunei31:139,5773,009
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ballésteros971/
Ballesterros9611/
Baillesteros9610/
Balllesteros968/
Ballesteiros965/
Ballestieros962/
Basllesteros962/
Balliesteros961/
Ballesterois961/
Ballaesteros961/
Balleasteros961/
Balledsteros961/
Ballesteross961/
Ballestero9518,207/
Balesteros95257/
Balleteros9568/
Ballsteros9510/
Vallesteros912,797/
Ballesteroz9135/
Balhesteros9133/
Ballasteros9131/
Ballestiros9128/
Ballisteros9125/
Ballesteiro9115/
Balesteiros9110/
Ballesteras916/
Ballesterus915/
Ballestreos915/
Ballestoros915/
Ballestaros914/
Ballosteros913/
Ballestiero913/
Bollesteros913/
Baliesteros912/
Basllestero911/
Baleesteros911/
Baalesteros911/
Ballesttero911/
Bailesteros911/
Ballesterro911/
Ballesterod911/
Ballesteroa911/
Balestero90395/
Balletero909/
Ballesterosová882/
Balhesteiros872/
Balliasteros871/
Vallestesros871/
Vallestero861,779/
Balesteiro86145/
Balhestero8642/
Balestiero8640/
Valesteros8618/
Balisteros869/
Balestiros868/
Ballestera865/
Ballistero864/
Baliestero864/
Balasteros862/
Ballestreo862/
Balleztero861/
Bailestero861/
Valleteros861/
Baliestiero8216/
Balhesteiro8215/
Ballistiero8211/
Ballasteras822/
Vallestiros822/
Vallesteras822/
Ballisteiro821/
Balliestiro821/
Valleestero821/
Ballezteroz821/
Ballisteras821/
Balheteiros821/
Balistero8040/
Valestero8016/
Balestiro804/
Balestera804/
Valletero801/
Balestreo801/
Baleteiro801/
Balhetero801/
Battlesteras782/
Balistiero7641/
Balisteiro7614/
Vallistero763/
Balhistero763/
Balistiros763/
Vallestera761/
Vallestiro761/
Ballistera761/
Bolletiero761/
Ballitiros761/
Balstera741/
Bollettiero7320/
Bolletteiro731/
Valistero703/
Balistera701/
Vallestira670/

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