Bals Surname
Approximately 4,062 people bear this surname
Bals Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,379 | 1:33,840 | 4,468 |
| United States | 290 | 1:1,249,858 | 88,263 |
| France | 217 | 1:306,095 | 46,684 |
| Belgium | 191 | 1:60,192 | 9,694 |
| Netherlands | 170 | 1:99,336 | 16,160 |
| Romania | 106 | 1:189,414 | 19,163 |
| Norway | 94 | 1:54,705 | 7,856 |
| Austria | 80 | 1:106,443 | 15,207 |
| Latvia | 76 | 1:26,974 | 4,129 |
| Spain | 69 | 1:677,566 | 30,057 |
| Poland | 51 | 1:745,270 | 61,215 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| Argentina | 43 | 1:994,033 | 62,207 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Belarus | 34 | 1:279,443 | 32,011 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Slovenia | 21 | 1:118,461 | 12,441 |
| Turkey | 15 | 1:5,188,095 | 110,069 |
| Croatia | 14 | 1:302,043 | 29,715 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Moldova | 10 | 1:356,137 | 27,160 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55 | 1:913,067 | 55,053 |
The alternate forms: Balş (27) & Balś (2) are calculated separately.
Bals (57) may also be a first name.
Bals Demographics
Average Bals Salary in
United States
$47,577 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bals Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bals Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bals (Georgian: ბალს, Hindi: बल्स, Russian: Бальс) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Balş or Balś. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bals? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bals is the 113,869th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,794,078 people. The last name Bals is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Bals reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Bals is also the 1,308,380th most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 57 people.
It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 2,379 people, or 1 in 33,840. In Germany Bals is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent are found, Bavaria, where 34 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.
Bals Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bals has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bals surname expanded 527 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bals Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bals surname are 31.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.97% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bals earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.8% less than the national average, earning 284,479 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.4% more than the national average, earning R 357,396 per year and in United States they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning $47,577 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bals Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bals in the Georgian language | ||
| ბალს | bals | - |
| Bals in the Hindi language | ||
| बल्स | balsa | - |
| Bals in the Russian language | ||
| Бальс | bals | - |
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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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