Baltaji Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Baltaji Surname User-submission:

The meaning of Baltaji is "a person skilled with an axe" in Turkish. Baltacis were palace guards of the Ottoman Empire.

Baltaji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova2011:17,7183,033
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Qatar281:84,2149,043
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Lebanon201:281,8549,826
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Baltaji Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of Baltaji is "a person skilled with an axe" in Turkish. Baltacis were palace guards of the Ottoman Empire.

- apcehcraft

Baltaji Last Name Facts

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

Baltaji (Georgian: ბალთაჯი) is more commonly found in Moldova than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Baltaji? popularity and diffusion

The surname Baltaji is the 763,307th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Baltaji live; 54 percent live in Eastern Europe and 54 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Moldova, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 17,718. In Moldova it is most prevalent in: Taraclia District, where 49 percent live, Leova District, where 20 percent live and Chișinău Municipality, where 11 percent live. Besides Moldova this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent live and Sweden, where 9 percent live.

Baltaji Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Baltaji earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning $48,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $52,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Baltaji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baltaji in the Georgian language
ბალთაჯიbaltaji-

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