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

The last name Balsam (Arabic: بلسم, Marathi: बलसम) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Balsam.

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

The surname Balsam is the 162,852^nd most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,730,441 people. The last name Balsam is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Balsam are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 58,336^th most widely held first name globally, borne by 10,764 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,090 people, or 1 in 332,531. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 30 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and New Jersey, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States Balsam exists 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 prevalency of Balsam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Balsam last name grew 2,319 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Balsam Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Balsam surname are 36.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.84% registered to vote for the political 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.