Ballocchi Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Ballocchi Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'small toy', 'plaything', 'to amuse', 'to entertain'.

Ballocchi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1321:463,30848,643
France161:4,151,420237,746
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ballocchi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'small toy', 'plaything', 'to amuse', 'to entertain'.

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Ballocchi Last Name Facts

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

Ballocchi has its highest incidence in Italy. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ballocchi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ballocchi is the 1,348,199th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname Ballocchi occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Ballocchi reside; 80 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 80 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The surname Ballocchi is most widespread in Italy, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 463,308. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Emilia-Romagna, where 92 percent reside, Liguria, where 2 percent reside and Lombardy, where 2 percent reside. Other than Italy this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in France, where 10 percent reside and Chile, where 8 percent reside.

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