Balsamo Surname

32,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Balsamo Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who made and sold balm, or perfumes and ointments.

Balsamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy8,6541:7,067948
United States2,9161:124,30013,217
Philippines1,9221:52,6738,708
Argentina8021:53,2964,492
Brazil4731:452,58817,162
Uruguay4071:8,432944
France3771:176,18827,418
Germany991:813,18659,527
Canada691:533,99444,923
Australia671:402,92132,505
Mexico601:2,068,77019,099
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
Venezuela551:549,16510,134
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
England391:1,428,66862,556
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Wales91:343,83718,086
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Bálsamo (19) are calculated separately.

Balsamo (100) may also be a first name.

Balsamo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who made and sold balm, or perfumes and ointments.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Balsamo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balsamo (Russian: Балсамо) is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Bálsamo. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balsamo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 32,723rd most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 448,409 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Balsamo live; 54 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 53 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 946,056th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 100 people.

The last name is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 8,654 people, or 1 in 7,067. In Italy it is most numerous in: Sicily, where 44 percent live, Campania, where 23 percent live and Piedmont, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Italy it exists in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and The Philippines, where 12 percent live.

Balsamo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Balsamo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balsamo surname rose 97,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Balsamo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Balsamo surname are 3.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Balsamo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.05% more than the national average, earning €50,164 per year; in Peru they earn 360.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 89,294 per year; in South Africa they earn 9.16% more than the national average, earning R 259,416 per year; in United States they earn 20.48% more than the national average, earning $51,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.2% more than the national average, earning $65,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balsamo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balsamo in the Russian language
Балсамоbalsamo-

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