Ballestra Surname

269,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Monaco

Ballestra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ballestra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6761:90,46815,624
France3621:183,48828,549
Philippines2901:349,09747,019
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Monaco221:1,68558
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ballestra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ballestra (Arabic: باليستري) is found most in Italy. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ballestra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ballestra? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 269,545th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,032,836 people. The surname Ballestra is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Ballestra are found; 47 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 47 percent are found in Italic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 676 people, or 1 in 90,468. In Italy Ballestra is mostly found in: Liguria, where 87 percent are found, Veneto, where 8 percent are found and Emilia-Romagna, where 2 percent are found. Not including Italy it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in France, where 25 percent are found and The Philippines, where 20 percent are found.

Ballestra Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ballestra earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 48.07% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,066 per year and in United States they earn 13.38% less than the national average, earning $37,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ballestra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ballestra in the Arabic language
باليستريbalystry-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ballestra
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