Balme Surname
Approximately 2,587 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBalme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,646 | 1:40,354 | 5,041 |
| England | 246 | 1:226,496 | 18,955 |
| India | 175 | 1:4,383,231 | 115,212 |
| United States | 170 | 1:2,132,111 | 135,040 |
| New Zealand | 105 | 1:43,127 | 7,159 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| Taiwan | 31 | 1:756,282 | 5,404 |
| Ukraine | 22 | 1:2,069,213 | 143,711 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 215 | 1:113,374 | 11,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
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 corruption of Balsam, or contracted from Balaam, which see. respectively.
Balme Demographics
Average Balme Salary in
United States
$36,986 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) occurs most in France. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balme? popularity and diffusion
Balme is the 167,208th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,816,987 people. Balme occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Balme reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Balme is also the 204,463rd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 1,455 people.
This last name is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 1,646 people, or 1 in 40,354. In France Balme is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 49 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 19 percent live and Occitanie, where 13 percent live. Excluding France this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
Balme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Balme has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname 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 those holding the Balme surname are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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
Balme Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balme in the Marathi language | ||
| बलमे | balame | 92.8 |
| बालमे | balame | 5.6 |
| बळमे | balame | 0.8 |
| Balme in the Hindi language | ||
| बलमे | balame | 90.24 |
| बल्मे | balme | 9.76 |
| Balme in the Russian language | ||
| Бальме | balme | - |
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