Balme Surname

167,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Balme 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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Balme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,6461:40,3545,041
England2461:226,49618,955
India1751:4,383,231115,212
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
New Zealand1051:43,1277,159
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Australia381:710,41347,396
Taiwan311:756,2825,404
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
China31:455,773,85521,925
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:113,37411,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Balme (1,455) may also be a first name.

Balme 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

Balme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balme (Hindi: बलमे, Marathi: बलमे, Russian: Бальме) is found most frequently in France. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balme? popularity and diffusion

The surname Balme is the 167,208th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,816,987 people. The last name Balme is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Balme live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 204,463rd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 1,455 people.

The last name Balme is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 1,646 people, or 1 in 40,354. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 49 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 19 percent are found and Occitanie, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account France Balme occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Balme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Balme has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Balme last name rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 459 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Balme Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Balme are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Balme earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 23.28% more than the national average, earning R 292,956 per year; in United States they earn 14.28% less than the national average, earning $36,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.95% more than the national average, earning $57,111 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balmes9116,506/
Balmer9113,350/
Bhalme911,176/
Balmet91295/
Balmez91265/
Balmea9157/
Baulme9127/
Balmey9116/
Balmie9111/
Balmeh919/
Balmee911/
Bealme910/
Balm891,296/
Ballmer83963/
Bealmer83101/
Ballmes8349/
Beaulme832/
Baulmer831/
Balmmer831/
Bahlmer831/
Balmeih831/
Baalmes831/
Balhmer831/
Baslmer830/
Balma8016,430/
Balım801,759/
Valme801,572/
Balmy80860/
Bolme80632/
Balmi80164/
Walme80122/
Ballm805/
Baulm803/
Bhalm802/
Baalm801/
Bajlm801/
Başülmez7757/
Balmhesh773/
Bealemee771/
Basülmez771/
Bahllmer771/
Bolmer73646/
Baselm73521/
Boulme73331/
Hualme73263/
Balmis73145/
Bolmey73126/
Ballmi73110/
Bailem73103/
Balmoi7386/
Baylem7364/
Valmer7362/
Bolmes7353/
Bealem7339/
Valmet7323/
Valmei7321/
Valmes7313/
Ballma739/
Balmiz737/
Balmér736/
Basilm735/
Balmès734/
Walmee734/
Baalma733/
Balmay733/
Bealma732/
Balmma732/
Bhalmi732/
Bailma732/
Bolmez732/
Balmaa732/
Valmed732/
Baglim732/
Baulmi731/
Balmgi731/
Balmid731/
Balmit731/
Balmoa731/
Bhallm731/
Valmea731/
Valmez731/
Walmez731/
Bolmet731/
Balmaj731/
Balmio731/
Baalmi731/
Balmiş731/
Valmie731/
Balmai731/
Balhma730/
Bolhme730/
Valmey730/
Bhalma730/
Bolm67856/
Bollmer67246/
Valm67182/
Boulmer67131/
Hualmes6768/
Batelmy6751/
Boulmet6745/
Balmich6734/
Bhalmma6730/
Balmych6716/
Vaalmäe6716/
Walmetz6712/
Bolmeer6712/
Ballmma673/
Vallmer673/
Batlemi673/
Boileme672/
Baylemi671/
Balhmid671/
Bhalmiz671/
Bachilm671/
Whalmer671/
Valmeet671/
Vaulmer671/
Wealmie671/
Hualmey671/
Vaselme671/
Balmaha671/
Balmaya671/
Ballmaj671/
Balehem671/
Beallem671/
Bollmes670/
Bachelm670/
Valmest670/
Beilmer670/
Bohlmer670/
Walmheu670/
Bathlem670/

Balme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balme in the Marathi language
बलमेbalame92.8
बालमेbalame5.6
बळमेbalame0.8
Balme in the Hindi language
बलमेbalame90.24
बल्मेbalme9.76
Balme in the Russian language
Бальмеbalme-

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