Balm Surname

294,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Balm Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Balne,' a parish near Snaith, Yorkshire The corruption was an early and natural one. The surname is well known in the county.

The following entries occur in the same village (Wadworth): Johannes Balne, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Balm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4371:38,6436,535
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
England1301:428,60028,863
Australia611:442,55234,724
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Taiwan291:808,4405,718
India251:30,682,615377,978
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Israel131:658,28045,106
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France31:22,140,907385,998
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Balm (419) may also be a first name.

Balm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Balne,' a parish near Snaith, Yorkshire The corruption was an early and natural one. The surname is well known in the county.

The following entries occur in the same village (Wadworth): Johannes Balne, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Balm, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus de Balne, 1379: ibid.

Emma de Balne, 1379: ibid.

Thomas de Balme, 1379: ibid.

1745. Married — John Balm and Sarah Brewerton: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A corruption of Balsam, or contracted from Balaam, which see. respectively.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Balm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balm (Arabic: بلم, Hindi: बालम, Marathi: बालम) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balm? popularity and diffusion

The last name Balm is the 294,474th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,623,106 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Balm reside; 37 percent reside in Western Europe and 37 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 419,838th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 419 people.

Balm is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 437 people, or 1 in 38,643. In The Netherlands Balm is primarily found in: North Holland, where 46 percent live, South Holland, where 33 percent live and Utrecht, where 5 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this last name is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Balm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Balm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Balm surname grew 186 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Balm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Balm last name is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Balm surname are 43.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Balm earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.22% less than the national average, earning 317,636 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.09% less than the national average, earning $41,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.52% less than the national average, earning $42,468 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balme892,587/
Balım891,759/
Ballm895/
Baulm893/
Bhalm892/
Bajlm891/
Baalm891/
Bhalme801,176/
Baselm80521/
Bailem80103/
Baylem8064/
Bealem8039/
Baulme8027/
Basilm805/
Baglim802/
Bhallm801/
Bealme800/
Bolm75856/
Walm75661/
Valm75182/
Ualm751/
Beaulme732/
Beallem731/
Balehem731/
Bachilm731/
Bathlem730/
Bachelm730/
Valme671,572/
Bolme67632/
Watlm67336/
Walme67122/
Bollm677/
Whalm673/
Belhm673/
Boulm672/
Wallm672/
Vhalm672/
Vallm671/
Bolhm671/
Waalm671/

Balm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balm in the Marathi language
बालमbalama-
Balm in the Hindi language
बालमbalama92.11
बाल्मbalma2.63
बल्मbalma2.63
बलमbalama2.63
Balm in the Arabic language
بلمblm-
بلسماblsma-

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