Baloch Surname
Approximately 198,194 people bear this surname
Baloch Surname User-submission:
This surname is a caste of a people of Baluch nation. Baluch or Baloch (بلوچ) people are mostly from the province of Balochistan, Pakistan and the province of Sistan-Baluchistan, Iran. The variants are used in different areas. As Baloch or Balouch is mostly used by Pakistani nationals and Baluch with u is mostly adapted by Iranian Balochs.
Read More About This SurnameBaloch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 131,079 | 1:1,363 | 210 |
| Iran | 54,303 | 1:1,414 | 179 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,605 | 1:3,517 | 438 |
| Afghanistan | 2,175 | 1:14,783 | 868 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,107 | 1:14,644 | 2,044 |
| Oman | 1,631 | 1:2,261 | 335 |
| India | 1,481 | 1:517,937 | 25,876 |
| Bahrain | 808 | 1:1,669 | 242 |
| United States | 521 | 1:695,699 | 55,085 |
| Qatar | 359 | 1:6,568 | 697 |
| England | 358 | 1:155,637 | 14,724 |
| Kuwait | 241 | 1:15,771 | 2,101 |
| Canada | 160 | 1:230,285 | 22,082 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Baloch (10,950) may also be a first name.
Baloch Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is a caste of a people of Baluch nation. Baluch or Baloch (بلوچ) people are mostly from the province of Balochistan, Pakistan and the province of Sistan-Baluchistan, Iran. The variants are used in different areas. As Baloch or Balouch is mostly used by Pakistani nationals and Baluch with u is mostly adapted by Iranian Balochs. The variant Albaloshi or Albalushi is actually the Arabic term for Baloch and is used by the those in Arab countries respectively.
- madelvictorThe surname Baloch (and it's variant spellings such as Balloch) refer to the Balochistan region of modern day Pakistan, indicating an ancestry originating from the tribes of this region.
The variant Beg Baloch refers to a family of elevated status within the region, from beg, meaning 'big', and Baloch meaning 'Balochistanian'. Some with the surname Beg Baloch would have been landowners or tribal leaders.
- minxymoggyBaloch Demographics
Average Baloch Salary in
United States
$48,846 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Baloch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baloch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Baloch (Hindi: बलोच, Marathi: बलोच, Russian: Балоч) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Baloch? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,824th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,770 people. The last name Baloch is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Baloch reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 57,692nd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 10,950 people.
The last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 131,079 people, or 1 in 1,363. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 65 percent live, Balochistan, where 18 percent live and Punjab, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan Baloch occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 27 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.
Baloch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Baloch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Baloch last name grew 10,420 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Baloch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Baloch surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia.
In The United States Baloch are 6.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.86% being registered with the political party.
The amount Baloch earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 19.93% less than the national average, earning 277,090 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.2% more than the national average, earning $48,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.61% less than the national average, earning $42,919 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Baloch Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Baloch in the Marathi language | ||
| बलोच | baloca | 88.59 |
| बालोच | baloca | 3.63 |
| बलोज | baloja | 2.76 |
| बळोच | baloca | 1.94 |
| बरोचा | baroca | 0.61 |
| बलोचार | balocara | 0.31 |
| बलेच | baleca | 0.2 |
| वलोच | valoca | 0.2 |
| बलोचान | balocana | 0.2 |
| बळोचान | balocana | 0.1 |
| बुलोच | buloca | 0.1 |
| बलोचा | baloca | 0.1 |
| बलौच | balauca | 0.1 |
| बलुच | baluca | 0.1 |
| बलोय | baloya | 0.1 |
| बळोचार | balocara | 0.1 |
| बलोक | baloka | 0.1 |
| Baloch in the Hindi language | ||
| बलोच | baloca | 72.41 |
| बालोच | baloca | 27.59 |
| Baloch in the Russian language | ||
| Балоч | baloc | - |
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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 Baloch
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