Balta Surname
Approximately 37,364 people bear this surname
Balta Surname Definition:
(from a place name) From Balta, a town in Moldavia, where Jews took refuge during pogroms. Became part of Russia in 1791.
Read More About This SurnameBalta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 25,381 | 1:3,066 | 436 |
| Romania | 2,317 | 1:8,665 | 1,147 |
| Greece | 1,226 | 1:9,037 | 1,143 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 902 | 1:3,921 | 796 |
| Peru | 888 | 1:35,793 | 3,454 |
| Moldova | 742 | 1:4,800 | 704 |
| Algeria | 719 | 1:53,730 | 9,196 |
| Afghanistan | 593 | 1:54,221 | 1,827 |
| United States | 480 | 1:755,123 | 58,932 |
| Spain | 412 | 1:113,476 | 8,955 |
| France | 401 | 1:165,643 | 25,804 |
| Colombia | 376 | 1:127,059 | 4,057 |
| Ukraine | 293 | 1:155,368 | 21,546 |
| Latvia | 237 | 1:8,650 | 1,281 |
| Brazil | 236 | 1:907,095 | 32,500 |
| Germany | 219 | 1:367,605 | 35,039 |
| Hungary | 187 | 1:52,493 | 5,577 |
| Croatia | 159 | 1:26,595 | 5,511 |
| India | 144 | 1:5,326,843 | 130,588 |
| Italy | 132 | 1:463,308 | 48,643 |
| Russia | 95 | 1:1,517,085 | 103,451 |
| Estonia | 84 | 1:15,736 | 2,567 |
| Switzerland | 78 | 1:105,294 | 11,128 |
| England | 67 | 1:831,613 | 44,286 |
| Netherlands | 66 | 1:255,866 | 32,556 |
| Argentina | 62 | 1:689,410 | 47,472 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| Iran | 59 | 1:1,301,399 | 54,450 |
| Slovakia | 59 | 1:90,448 | 17,420 |
| Kazakhstan | 58 | 1:304,871 | 25,574 |
| Venezuela | 57 | 1:529,896 | 9,899 |
| Sweden | 50 | 1:196,935 | 13,646 |
| Slovenia | 49 | 1:50,769 | 8,382 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| Transnistria | 40 | 1:11,867 | 2,308 |
| Serbia | 28 | 1:255,177 | 13,976 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| Chile | 23 | 1:765,934 | 16,989 |
| Lebanon | 20 | 1:281,854 | 9,826 |
| Georgia | 19 | 1:197,134 | 11,854 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| North Macedonia | 15 | 1:140,098 | 10,775 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 1:775,434 | 29,551 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 1:379,324 | 17,382 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Baltă (539), Baltà (14), Baltä (7), Baltā (2) & Baltá (1) are calculated separately.
Balta (700) may also be a first name.
Balta Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from a place name) From Balta, a town in Moldavia, where Jews took refuge during pogroms. Became part of Russia in 1791.
User-submitted Reference
Baltà, with an accent on the a, is a Catalan surname of uncertain origin. It may be a reduction of Baltasar, from the biblical name, Balthazar.
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Average Balta Salary in
United States
$49,442 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Balta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balta (Georgian: ბალტა, Hindi: बलता, Marathi: बालता, Russian: Балта) is found most in Turkey. It can be found as: Baltă, Baltà, Baltä, Baltā or Baltá. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balta? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,906th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 195,042 people. The last name Balta is predominantly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Balta reside; 57 percent reside in West Asia and 57 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 312,341st most commonly used given name globally, borne by 700 people.
It is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 25,381 people, or 1 in 3,066. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent are found, Diyarbakir Province, where 6 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 4 percent are found. Beside Turkey this last name exists in 92 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 6 percent are found and Greece, where 3 percent are found.
Balta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Balta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Balta surname 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 adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Balta last name are 6.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.16% being registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balta in the Marathi language | ||
| बालता | balata | - |
| Balta in the Georgian language | ||
| ბალტა | balta | 90.91 |
| ბალთა | balta | 9.09 |
| Balta in the Hindi language | ||
| बलता | balata | 40.63 |
| बालता | balata | 40.63 |
| बाल्टा | balta | 6.25 |
| बल्ता | balta | 6.25 |
| बल्टा | balta | 3.13 |
| बाल्ता | balta | 3.13 |
| Balta in the Russian language | ||
| Балта | balta | - |
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