Balsanu Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Balsanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Balsanu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3601:55,7726,837
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Bălşanu (50) are calculated separately.

Balsanu Last Name Facts

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

Balsanu has its highest incidence in Romania. It may also be found in the variant forms: Bălşanu. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balsanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Balsanu is the 755,622nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 19,228,353 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Balsanu reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname Balsanu is most numerous in Romania, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 55,772. In Romania Balsanu is most common in: Olt County, where 46 percent are found, Teleorman County, where 25 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Romania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balseanu9359/
Balsianu932/
Balsanou931/
Balsanui931/
Bălşanu9050/
Balsanuph881/
Balcanu86617/
Balchanou7524/
Valceanu67289/
Balsamão6711/
Vâlceanu5355/
Vălceanu532/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balsanu
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