Ballew Surname

46,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ballew Surname User-submission:

Ballew is a French surname meaning 'clear waters'.

Ballew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,1131:32,6164,072
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
England21:27,859,030389,889
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Macau21:300,8151,009
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guam11:160,1214,893
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9921:50,6245,738

Ballew (25) may also be a first name.

Ballew Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ballew is a French surname meaning 'clear waters'.

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Ballew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ballew occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ballew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ballew is the 46,460th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 653,064 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Ballew are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ballew is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 25 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 11,113 people, or 1 in 32,616. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 15 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Ballew exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.

Ballew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ballew has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,120 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ballew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ballew last name are 23.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.17% being registered with the party.

Ballew earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.35% less than the national average, earning $41,271 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balliew92246/
Ballews924/
Baillew921/
Balew915,175/
Bailliew860/
Baliew8313/
Baleew8311/
Ballef839/
Bailew836/
Balewe834/
Ballev833/
Bollew831/
Baleyw830/
Balliev7747/
Balleev7724/
Balleva773/
Battlew772/
Bhaleew771/
Balheew771/
Ballief770/
Baylesw770/
Baileyw770/
Valleaw770/
Belew7318,874/
Balev732,646/
Baliw7331/
Baleb7319/
Balef737/
Bolew733/
Valew731/
Beauliew7110/
Beasleyw710/
Beautlew710/
Balliffe710/
Beliew674,894/
Baleva672,233/
Baliev67928/
Ballif67923/
Baliwe67908/
Baleev67364/
Bailev6740/
Boliew6734/
Balefe6733/
Baylev6715/
Batlev6712/
Ballyv6710/
Vallev6710/
Baylef6710/
Boulew678/
Balife676/
Baliwt674/
Vallef674/
Baleff673/
Balevs673/
Valeew673/
Valleb672/
Ballib672/
Baleib672/
Bolewe672/
Beelew671/
Balywe671/
Basliw671/
Baelev671/
Baalev671/
Bohlew671/
Balhev671/
Bealef671/
Beleuw671/
Bailef671/
Baslev671/
Vailew670/
Valeaw670/
Boylew670/
Bailyw670/

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Ballew Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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