Balog Surname

16,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Balog Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balog Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary10,3921:94594
Romania6,1341:3,273450
United States3,5741:101,41511,241
Slovakia2,5461:2,09665
Serbia2,0581:3,472456
Philippines2,0081:50,4178,281
Czechia1,9931:5,335612
Croatia9641:4,387519
Russia4811:299,63230,695
Germany4021:200,26222,998
Canada4021:91,65610,045
Cameroon3771:55,0907,134
Austria2881:29,5674,745
Australia2221:121,60213,381
Brazil2171:986,51835,003
England1521:366,56626,048
France1361:488,40268,701
Spain991:472,24324,257
Sweden761:129,5639,162
Israel721:118,85613,107
Argentina691:619,47043,674
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Slovenia561:44,4237,782
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Norway191:270,64728,127
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Montenegro61:106,5944,599
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

Balog (101) may also be a first name.

Balog Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balog (Georgian: ბალოგ, Hindi: बालोग, Marathi: बालोक, Russian: Балог) occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balog? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 16,803rd most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 220,441 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Balog live; 65 percent live in Eastern Europe and 31 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Balog is also the 940,641st most frequent first name globally, borne by 101 people.

This surname is most numerous in Hungary, where it is carried by 10,392 people, or 1 in 945. In Hungary Balog is primarily found in: Budapest, where 14 percent are found, Pest County, where 13 percent are found and Békés County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Hungary this last name is found in 75 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Balog Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Balog last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Balog surname are 8.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Balog earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 34.16% more than the national average, earning 464,299 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.61% more than the national average, earning $45,137 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.34% less than the national average, earning $49,514 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balogh9179,315/
Ballog91521/
Baliog91305/
Baylog91134/
Bailog9124/
Batlog913/
Balogg912/
Balohg912/
Baloug912/
Baloog912/
Balhog912/
Balyog911/
Balocg911/
Balogk911/
Baslog911/
Balogt910/
Balough83423/
Batlogg83240/
Ballogh8350/
Ballogg8345/
Balogue8342/
Baliogh831/
Balochg831/
Balllog831/
Baliogg831/
Baloucg831/
Bahalog831/
Bahlogh831/
Balloeg830/
Baloc8018,120/
Balok805,046/
Bolog802,510/
Balag802,456/
Balug80774/
Walog80613/
Belog80151/
Baloq805/
Valog804/
Balox801/
Battlogg77211/
Ballough77133/
Balougue7770/
Balagh732,769/
Batlag73721/
Baylug73476/
Ballok73373/
Baslag73371/
Balock73305/
Balhag73237/
Baloke73124/
Bhaloc73112/
Bologh73100/
Baliag7367/
Bollog7366/
Baloux7353/
Balaag7349/
Ballag7336/
Ballug7334/
Bolyog7330/
Bhalag7318/
Balgoc7317/
Balloc7314/
Behlog7312/
Bailoc7310/
Balohc739/
Balouk738/
Baloxh737/
Balokh735/
Balhok735/
Baloek734/
Balagg734/
Balags733/
Baluig733/
Boulog732/
Bayloc732/
Baliug732/
Balouc732/
Balagt732/
Belogh731/
Beloig731/
Balugh731/
Balyag731/
Vallog731/
Valogt731/
Bahlag731/
Wailog731/
Wallog731/
Baelok731/
Balocs731/
Balooc731/
Balook731/
Baloqe731/
Balouq731/
Balhoc731/
Balógh731/
Walogs731/
Bahlok731/
Bauslough710/
Balague672,291/
Ballouk672,102/
Ballagh67913/
Baylock67555/
Ballock67415/
Bouslog67358/
Balloux67198/
Baslock6789/
Bhalouq6775/
Baylocq6772/
Bouloug6766/
Bologue6765/
Baloque6736/
Bhailok6726/
Bahulok6725/
Bailoux6717/
Bailloc6713/
Ballouq6710/
Bailouk678/
Balhouq678/
Baulaug678/
Valough676/
Bhalook674/
Bosloug673/
Balouqh673/
Baloock672/
Batlock672/
Belough672/
Balouck672/
Balokch672/
Baliaug672/
Balocch672/
Balochq672/
Bollogh671/
Boloogh671/
Balokhe671/
Balyock671/
Balaugh671/
Bhalagt671/
Balahag671/
Balochc671/
Balockh671/
Balooxh671/
Balugue671/
Baglioc671/
Baleugh671/
Beauloq671/
Baulosk671/
Baalock671/
Batlagh671/
Baalouk671/
Baloxch671/
Ballook671/
Ballagk671/
Baalagh671/
Ballosk670/
Bauslag670/

Balog Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balog in the Georgian language
ბალოგbalog-
Balog in the Hindi language
बालोगbaloga-
Balog in the Marathi language
बालोकbaloka-
Balog in the Russian language
Балогbalog-

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Balog Reference & Research

Balogh FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Balogh FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Balog
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