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

Balta (Georgian: ბალტა, Hindi: बलता, Marathi: बालता, Russian: Балта) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Baltă, Baltà, Baltä, Baltā or Baltá. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Balta is the 14,906^th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 195,042 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Balta live; 57 percent live in West Asia and 57 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Balta is also the 312,341^st most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 700 people.

The surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 25,381 people, or 1 in 3,066. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent reside, Diyarbakir Province, where 6 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 4 percent reside. Not including Turkey this last name occurs in 92 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 6 percent reside and Greece, where 3 percent reside.

Balta Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Balta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balta last name grew 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Balta Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Balta surname is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Balta last name are 6.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.16% registered with the party.

The amount Balta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 35.3% more than the national average, earning €40,631 per year; in Norway they earn 48.82% less than the national average, earning 177,107 kr per year; in Peru they earn 78.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,646 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.21% less than the national average, earning $17,206,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.58% more than the national average, earning $49,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning $51,044 CAD per year.