Balsam Surname

162,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Balsam Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) Ointment or perfume. Name taken by an apothecary.

Balsam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0901:332,53130,094
Poland4291:88,59813,684
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Germany2401:335,43933,076
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Israel1351:63,3907,977
Iraq1001:350,2176,594
Canada671:549,93446,038
England491:1,137,10353,999
France491:1,355,566135,191
Austria141:608,24554,975
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
India91:85,229,487684,495
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Maldives11:404,1727,269
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Balsam (10,764) may also be a first name.

Balsam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) Ointment or perfume. Name taken by an apothecary.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

From Balsham in Cambridgeshire, which Fuller characterizes as "an eminent village," and the only one in England bearing the name. The place was anciently called Bals-ham, not Balsh-am.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Balsham, in Cambridgeshire, which Fuller characterises as "an eminent village," and the only one in England bearing the name.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Balsam Last Name Facts

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

Balsam (Arabic: بلسم, Marathi: बलसम) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balsam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 162,852nd most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,730,441 people. Balsam is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Balsam live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Balsam is also the 58,336th most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 10,764 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,090 people, or 1 in 332,531. In The United States Balsam is most prevalent in: New York, where 30 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and New Jersey, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 16 percent are found and Egypt, where 9 percent are found.

Balsam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Balsam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balsam surname expanded 2,319 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Balsam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Balsam last name are 36.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.84% registered with the party.

The amount Balsam earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 31.81% more than the national average, earning $56,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.75% more than the national average, earning $60,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balsham9258/
Baslsam923/
Balsame921/
Balssam921/
Balesham8616/
Ballsham860/
Balsan832,337/
Balsom831,031/
Balzam83248/
Walsam8395/
Balcam8390/
Balsem8350/
Valsam8314/
Bolsam838/
Baljam834/
Balżam831/
Balessame801/
Balsamova801/
Bhalesham801/
Ballesham801/
Balsane771,198/
Walsham77725/
Balshan77120/
Balzame7753/
Baulsom7746/
Balesan7731/
Ballsom7723/
Balsome7718/
Balssan779/
Valsame778/
Balsant775/
Balsayn775/
Balcham773/
Balsian772/
Bolsham772/
Balssem772/
Balhsan771/
Walseam771/
Boulsam771/
Valesam771/
Bailsan771/
Balszan771/
Balsand771/
Walsame771/
Baulsan770/
Bhalsane7135/
Balsızan7111/
Ballıcam719/
Bhalsain716/
Balshang713/
Baleshan713/
Balesang711/
Belesham711/
Balshane711/
Balesand711/
Balesann711/
Baalsane711/
Walessam711/
Balsauñe711/
Balsatin711/
Balzan675,724/
Balcan674,556/
Balcom673,853/
Valsan672,659/
Balson671,624/
Balzamova67206/
Bolzam67166/
Balsen67141/
Bhalesain67135/
Balsanova67134/
Bolsan67133/
Walsom67133/
Bolsom67126/
Balšan6789/
Bolsem6737/
Baljan6714/
Valcam676/
Balzamová672/
Walzam671/
Balcem671/
Bhalsaing671/
Boulesaim671/
Balžamová671/
Balhssain671/
Balsón671/
Balsonova671/
Balsanová671/
Bhalsanth671/
Vallesham671/

Balsam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balsam in the Marathi language
बलसमbalasama-
Balsam in the Arabic language
بلسمblsm-

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