Balma Surname
Approximately 16,430 people bear this surname
Balma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 13,575 | 1:1,352 | 202 |
| Italy | 1,065 | 1:57,424 | 10,304 |
| Niger | 344 | 1:55,791 | 2,722 |
| United States | 326 | 1:1,111,837 | 80,317 |
| Argentina | 271 | 1:157,725 | 13,300 |
| France | 270 | 1:246,010 | 38,043 |
| Ivory Coast | 154 | 1:149,813 | 7,008 |
| Costa Rica | 85 | 1:56,236 | 1,225 |
| Brazil | 51 | 1:4,197,536 | 113,076 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Taiwan | 37 | 1:633,642 | 4,637 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Uruguay | 31 | 1:110,702 | 10,617 |
| Panama | 30 | 1:130,409 | 4,482 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Balma (3,867) may also be a first name.
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Balma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balma (Hindi: बलमा, Marathi: बालमा, Oriya: ବାଲମା, Russian: Балма) occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 32,408th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 443,551 people. The surname Balma occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Balma live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Balma is also the 112,882nd most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 3,867 people.
This last name is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 13,575 people, or 1 in 1,352. In Burkina Faso Balma is most frequent in: Centre-Est Region, where 38 percent reside, Centre-Nord Region, where 24 percent reside and Centre Region, where 12 percent reside. Not including Burkina Faso this surname is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 6 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside.
Balma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Balma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Balma surname increased 10,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Balma Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Balma surname are 6.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.61% registered with the party.
The amount Balma earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 4.15% less than the national average, earning €28,785 per year and in United States they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $44,710 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balma in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଲମା | balama | 71.43 |
| ବାଲା | bala | 15.87 |
| ବାଲ୍ମା | balma | 6.35 |
| ବଲା | bala | 3.17 |
| ବଲମା | balama | 1.59 |
| ବାଲାମା | balama | 1.59 |
| Balma in the Marathi language | ||
| बालमा | balama | 64.52 |
| बलमा | balama | 31.18 |
| Balma in the Hindi language | ||
| बलमा | balama | 61.81 |
| बालमा | balama | 34.03 |
| बल्मा | balma | 3.47 |
| बल्म | balma | 0.69 |
| Balma in the Russian language | ||
| Балма | balma | - |
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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 Balma
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