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Where Does The Last Name Balova Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Balova (Arabic: بالوفا, Marathi: बाळोवा, Russian: Балова) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Balová, Bálová or Bálóvá. Click here to see other possible spellings of Balova.

How Common Is The Last Name Balova? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Balova is the 165,565^th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,785,759 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Balova live; 76 percent live in Eastern Europe and 49 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Balova is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 2,124 people, or 1 in 67,855. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Kaluga Oblast, where 15 percent reside, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, where 15 percent reside and Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Russia this last name occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 6 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 5 percent reside.

Balova Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (84%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Balova last name are 15.39% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 62.16% being registered to vote for the party.