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
Balta (Georgian: ბალტა, Hindi: बलता, Marathi: बालता, Russian: Балта) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Baltă, Baltà, Baltä, Baltā or Baltá. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balta? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 14,906th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 195,042 people. This surname 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. Balta is also the 312,341st most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 700 people.
Balta is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 25,381 people, or 1 in 3,066. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent reside, Diyarbakir Province, where 6 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Turkey Balta is found in 92 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 6 percent reside and Greece, where 3 percent reside.
Balta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Balta has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Balta Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Balta surname are 6.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.16% being registered to vote for 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.
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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