Balmik Surname

271,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Balmik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balmik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,4311:536,03526,571
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Balmik (4,942) may also be a first name.

Balmik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balmik (Bengali: বাল্মীক, Hindi: बाल्मीक, Marathi: मीक, Oriya: ବାଲିକ) is found most in India. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balmik? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 271,501st most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,078,429 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Balmik live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Balmik is also the 96,924th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,942 people.

This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 1,431 people, or 1 in 536,035. In India Balmik is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 52 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 22 percent are found and West Bengal, where 16 percent are found. Other than India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Guyana, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balmick9264/
Balmike9235/
Balmaik923/
Bhalmik921/
Balmikh921/
Ballmick8624/
Balmicke861/
Balmaike861/
Balmic839/
Balmek831/
Balmeek7719/
Balmeke775/
Balmigue714/
Boulmike711/
Balmeg678/
Balmex671/
Volmick621/
Boulmeck573/
Volmyk503/

Balmik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balmik in the Bengali language
বাল্মীকbalmika75
বাল্মিকbalmika25
Balmik in the Hindi language
बाल्मीकbalmika72.3
बालमीकbalamika13.01
बाल्मिकbalmika10.18
बालमिकbalamika2.3
बल्मीकbalmika0.71
बल्मिकbalmika0.62
बाल्मीकिbalmiki0.35
वाल्मीकvalmika0.18
वाल्मिकvalmika0.09
बालिमीकbalimika0.09
बाल्मीकीbalmiki0.09
Balmik in the Oriya language
ବାଲିକbalika63.02
ବାଲୀକbalika30.57
ବାଳିକbalika1.13
ବାଲୀକ୍balik0.75
ବାଳୀକbalika0.75
ବାଲମିକ୍balamik0.38
ବାଲିକିbaliki0.38
ବାଲମିକbalamika0.38
ବାଲୀକୀbaliki0.38
ବୀଲୀକିbiliki0.38
ବାଲୀକିbaliki0.38
ବାଲିକ୍balik0.38
Balmik in the Marathi language
मीकmika53.06
बािbai34.69
बालमीकbalamika8.16
बालिमकbalimaka4.08

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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 Balmik
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