Balnaves Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Balnaves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balnaves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3021:89,39010,284
England641:870,59545,570
Scotland221:243,35512,191
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Wales51:618,90625,852
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland411:91,2984,744
England251:975,01539,671

Balnaves Last Name Facts

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

Balnaves has its highest incidence in Australia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Balnaves.

How Common Is The Last Name Balnaves? popularity and diffusion

Balnaves is the 689,921st most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 16,987,287 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Balnaves are found; 70 percent are found in Australasia and 70 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 89,390. In Australia it is mostly found in: South Australia, where 69 percent live, Queensland, where 11 percent live and New South Wales, where 8 percent live. Apart from Australia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Scotland, where 5 percent live.

Balnaves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Balnaves has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 256 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Balnaves Last Name Statistics demography

Balnaves earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.93% less than the national average, earning $13,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balneaves94191/
Ballnaves941/
Balnave93140/
Balnavis881/
Balneves880/
Bolnave8048/
Balnawe8035/
Balnabey751/
Balnawi6759/
Balnovi671/
Balnovoi631/
Volnovets591/

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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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  • 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 Balnaves
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