Bals Surname

113,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Bals Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bals Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3791:33,8404,468
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
France2171:306,09546,684
Belgium1911:60,1929,694
Netherlands1701:99,33616,160
Romania1061:189,41419,163
Norway941:54,7057,856
Austria801:106,44315,207
Latvia761:26,9744,129
Spain691:677,56630,057
Poland511:745,27061,215
India441:17,433,304271,013
Argentina431:994,03362,207
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Belarus341:279,44332,011
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Slovenia211:118,46112,441
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Moldova101:356,13727,160
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

The alternate forms: Balş (27) & Balś (2) are calculated separately.

Bals (57) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balş9227/
Balś922/
Bales8924,049/
Beals8910,410/
Balls899,678/
Bahls892,383/
Balse891,278/
Bails891,175/
Baals89218/
Balsz89204/
Balss8953/
Bauls8945/
Balhs8940/
Balsh8935/
Balsė895/
Batls892/
Bhals891/
Balsø891/
Bayls890/
Bailes805,757/
Bayles805,737/
Beales804,524/
Balles802,975/
Baules80815/
Baills80464/
Balest80371/
Balese80155/
Baglis8083/
Bahles8082/
Baales8079/
Bhalse8054/
Balhes8043/
Bhales8042/
Batles8034/
Batels8033/
Basels8020/
Basles8020/
Balesz8019/
Balshe8014/
Balhsh8013/
Baulsh808/
Balsch804/
Basils804/
Bacels803/
Balsse803/
Balesd803/
Bealls802/
Baless802/
Baylls802/
Baeles802/
Ballsh802/
Baulls802/
Beasls801/
Balsze801/
Bhalls801/
Bahlse801/
Baalss801/
Baylss801/
Battls800/
Bailsh800/
Bealss800/
Bealse800/
Balz754,009/
Bols752,310/
Wals751,505/
Vals751,001/
Balß7586/
Uals751/
Battles739,361/
Bayless738,922/
Batlles73482/
Bailess73325/
Bailles73227/
Balesse73115/
Battels7361/
Bassels7340/
Bealles7327/
Ballest7326/
Bachels7311/
Beaules7311/
Beatles737/
Ballesd737/
Bailhes735/
Balsova734/
Bhailes733/
Ballese732/
Balsová732/
Baylles731/
Batilse731/
Basells731/
Baleshe731/
Bagliss731/
Bahales731/
Bailhsh731/
Baulles731/
Baasels731/
Bacells731/
Balehse731/
Baglies730/
Beasles730/
Balless730/
Bautles730/
Batells730/
Walsh67313,788/
Walls6764,776/
Boles6725,265/
Wales6721,991/
Valls6720,354/
Vales6715,854/
Balch677,632/
Balce673,103/
Valse672,735/
Wahls671,231/
Beles671,005/
Veals67866/
Bolls67838/
Beyls67735/
Bohls67541/
Vails67522/
Balje67518/
Boils67496/
Waals67413/
Balez67409/
Walse67377/
Baucells67313/
Beuls67264/
Bools67250/
Bouls67225/
Beils67202/
Vauls67198/
Bolsø67186/
Valsø67170/
Bausells67135/
Bolst67132/
Wails67112/
Weals67109/
Wauls6775/
Bolse6771/
Boyls6767/
Walss6757/
Balze6749/
Baalß6739/
Walsø6738/
Bolås6737/
Béles6734/
Bolsh6733/
Báles6733/
Valss6732/
Valås6732/
Vaals6719/
Balshova6717/
Walås6716/
Baillest6715/
Balesova6713/
Valsh6712/
Batilles6711/
Walhs677/
Valså677/
Bolss676/
Balesová676/
Ualsh675/
Ballz675/
Boëls675/
Boïls674/
Batlz673/
Walsj672/
Battlest672/
Vayls671/
Beattles671/
Battlles671/
Ballesdt671/
Balzt671/
Watls671/
Whals671/
Bolhs671/
Walsz671/
Bailz671/
Balže671/
Bolsz671/
Beausils671/
Baylesse671/
Baalz671/
Ballx671/
Wayls670/
Battells670/
Bachells670/
Ballstdt670/
Bealz670/
Bailless670/

Bals Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bals in the Georgian language
ბალსbals-
Bals in the Hindi language
बल्सbalsa-
Bals in the Russian language
Бальсbals-

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