Balochan Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Iran

Balochan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balochan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan561:3,190,06925,212
Iran511:1,505,54059,762
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Balochan (153) may also be a first name.

Balochan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balochan (Hindi: बलोचन, Marathi: बलोचन, Oriya: ବେଲାଚନ) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balochan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,755,741st most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Balochan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Balochan is also the 743,570th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 153 people.

The last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 3,190,069. In Pakistan Balochan is most numerous in: Balochistan, where 54 percent reside, Punjab, where 23 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent reside. Barring Pakistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 47 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balochan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balochan in the Hindi language
बलोचनbalocana-
Balochan in the Oriya language
ବେଲାଚନbelacana66.67
ବାେଳାଚନbaelacana33.33
Balochan in the Marathi language
बलोचनbalocana66.67
िबलोचनibalocana33.33

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Balochan
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