Ballou Surname
Approximately 10,613 people bear this surname
Ballou Surname Definition:
(French) One who came from Bellou, in France.
Ballou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,519 | 1:48,206 | 5,841 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,156 | 1:19,958 | 1,505 |
| Algeria | 661 | 1:58,444 | 9,814 |
| Congo | 316 | 1:15,788 | 1,923 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Greece | 149 | 1:74,361 | 12,526 |
| France | 135 | 1:492,020 | 69,079 |
| Israel | 108 | 1:79,237 | 9,601 |
| Benin | 82 | 1:126,044 | 13,698 |
| Niger | 69 | 1:278,145 | 8,561 |
| Canada | 65 | 1:566,855 | 47,218 |
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Liberia | 33 | 1:133,592 | 9,935 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Burkina Faso | 11 | 1:1,668,373 | 13,584 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,285 | 1:39,081 | 4,620 |
Ballou (1,008) may also be a first name.
Ballou Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) One who came from Bellou, in France.
Ballou Demographics
Average Male Ballou Height
175.79 cm
Average Female Ballou Height
164.3 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ballou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ballou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ballou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻟﻮ, Russian: Баллоу) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ballou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ballou is the 48,577th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 686,662 people. Ballou is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Ballou reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 253,398th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 1,008 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 7,519 people, or 1 in 48,206. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent live and Algeria, where 6 percent live.
Ballou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ballou has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 585 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ballou Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ballou last name are 7.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54% being registered with the political party.
The amount Ballou earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 55.05% more than the national average, earning 536,595 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.86% more than the national average, earning $43,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.99% more than the national average, earning $58,621 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ballou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ballou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻟﻮ | balw | - |
| Ballou in the Russian language | ||
| Баллоу | ballou | - |
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Ballou Reference & Research
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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 Ballou
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