Ballin Surname
Approximately 6,017 people bear this surname
Ballin Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'le Balun,' i.e. the whale; the Frenchbaleine.
Baloun (without surname), Leicestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Balun, ibid.
John le Balun, Herefordshire, ibid.
Alan Balun, Northamptonshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameBallin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,255 | 1:288,812 | 26,828 |
| Italy | 1,046 | 1:58,467 | 10,463 |
| Germany | 798 | 1:100,884 | 12,518 |
| Mexico | 720 | 1:172,398 | 4,999 |
| France | 616 | 1:107,829 | 16,015 |
| Ecuador | 283 | 1:56,204 | 4,952 |
| Brazil | 270 | 1:792,868 | 28,787 |
| Australia | 206 | 1:131,047 | 14,245 |
| India | 204 | 1:3,760,124 | 104,250 |
| England | 185 | 1:301,179 | 22,911 |
| Jamaica | 99 | 1:28,989 | 2,181 |
| Denmark | 65 | 1:86,842 | 8,367 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 46 | 1:529,899 | 28,330 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 150 | 1:334,791 | 25,907 |
The alternate forms: Ballín (5) are calculated separately.
Ballin (292) may also be a first name.
Ballin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'le Balun,' i.e. the whale; the Frenchbaleine.
Baloun (without surname), Leicestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Balun, ibid.
John le Balun, Herefordshire, ibid.
Alan Balun, Northamptonshire, ibid.
John le Balun. Calendarium Genealogicum.
= Ball1,2,3 (q.v.) = the French diminutivesuff. -in.
Ballin Demographics
Average Male Ballin Height
173.85 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ballin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ballin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ballin (Hindi: बल्लीन, Russian: Баллин) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Ballín. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ballin? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 80,854th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,211,159 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Ballin reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 17 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 516,683rd most commonly held given name on earth, held by 292 people.
The surname Ballin is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,255 people, or 1 in 288,812. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 25 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.
Ballin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ballin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ballin surname rose 837 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 402 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ballin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Ballin surname are 41.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.04% registered with the party.
The amount Ballin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.22% less than the national average, earning 293,399 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.84% less than the national average, earning R 114,444 per year; in United States they earn 9.6% more than the national average, earning $47,290 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.83% more than the national average, earning $52,582 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ballin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ballin in the Hindi language | ||
| बल्लीन | ballina | - |
| Ballin in the Russian language | ||
| Баллин | ballin | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ballin
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis