Ballif Surname

385,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ballif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ballif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4001:906,14768,222
Switzerland3921:20,9513,352
France1171:567,71676,560
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ballif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ballif occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ballif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ballif is the 385,006th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,895,499 people. The last name Ballif is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Ballif reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 400 people, or 1 in 906,147. In The United States Ballif is most frequent in: Utah, where 61 percent reside, Idaho, where 6 percent reside and Nevada, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 42 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.

Ballif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ballif has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ballif surname rose 20,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ballif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ballif last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ballif last name are 27.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.87% registered to vote for the party.

Ballif earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.21% more than the national average, earning $47,987 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baillif922,035/
Balliff926/
Ballief920/
Ballaif920/
Balif9127/
Ballioff861/
Bailliff861/
Balliffe860/
Baliff83125/
Baylif8313/
Ballef839/
Balife836/
Bailif836/
Wallif832/
Baalif832/
Ballib832/
Bollif831/
Baelif831/
Bailiff771,298/
Bayliff77915/
Balliew77246/
Boullif7796/
Balliev7747/
Baleife771/
Baylief771/
Batliff771/
Bolliff770/
Baylifs770/
Belif73300/
Baliw7331/
Walif7327/
Valif7311/
Balib738/
Balef737/
Baliv737/
Bolif732/
Bayliffe71150/
Bailiffe717/
Baylieff716/
Bailieff710/
Bailliew710/
Ballew6711,159/
Boulif672,664/
Baliev67928/
Belief67180/
Balefe6733/
Wallef6729/
Valiof6729/
Balaib6724/
Baliov6717/
Baliew6713/
Walife6713/
Baylef6710/
Belaif6710/
Ballyv6710/
Belifh678/
Waslif677/
Valiff676/
Vallef674/
Baliwt674/
Baalib673/
Baleff673/
Ballev673/
Baliph673/
Wallyf672/
Baleib672/
Balaiv672/
Walaif672/
Waliff671/
Walijf671/
Bealef671/
Balibh671/
Boutellif671/
Bailef671/
Belhif671/
Ualife671/
Beleif671/
Bhaliv671/
Bahlib671/
Basliw671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ballif
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