Balorda Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Balorda Surname User-submission:

There are legends about the Balorda surname. It was believed that it was an Italian surname that meant 'cheater' or 'fraud'. There are two stories. One in which an Italian man was a lover of a Bosnian woman, they had a child and named it Balorda.

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Balorda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2871:12,3222,417
India1191:6,445,928147,141
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Serbia101:714,49524,752
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Balorda Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

There are legends about the Balorda surname. It was believed that it was an Italian surname that meant 'cheater' or 'fraud'. There are two stories. One in which an Italian man was a lover of a Bosnian woman, they had a child and named it Balorda. The second is that an Italian man appeared in a Bosnian village; and one family let him live with them. After they started calling themselves Balorda. The legend also points out that the surname came to Bosnia while it was under the Ottoman Empire.

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Balorda Last Name Facts

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

Balorda is found most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balorda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 646,966th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname Balorda occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Balorda live; 66 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 66 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 287 people, or 1 in 12,322. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most prevalent in: Republika Srpska, where 57 percent reside, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 43 percent reside and Brčko District, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent reside and Croatia, where 3 percent reside.

Balorda Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Balorda earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.26% less than the national average, earning $31,670 CAD per year.

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