Baltazar Surname

2,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198,702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Angola

Baltazar Surname Definition:

One of the names of the three kings. Comes from "baal" and "tas-assar" meaning God protects life or God protects the king.

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Baltazar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico58,2131:2,132301
Philippines36,2201:2,795200
Angola30,5651:883147
Mozambique14,2141:1,918479
Brazil12,5991:16,991848
Peru11,7441:2,706452
United States9,0931:39,8614,904
Guatemala7,2711:2,212365
Bolivia5,4371:1,953359
Portugal4,4251:2,354329
Colombia2,0281:23,5571,684
Tanzania1,5851:33,4023,922
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
France6181:107,48015,949
Argentina6021:71,0026,030
Chile5741:30,6911,679
Haiti4311:24,7891,922
Ecuador3601:44,1834,476
Dominican Republic2701:38,6402,109
Canada2691:136,97214,140
Spain1371:341,25619,726
Venezuela1341:225,4045,824
Panama951:41,1822,154
Belize911:3,906739
Honduras811:108,8451,756
England641:870,59545,570
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Romania491:409,75233,339
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Italy301:2,038,55689,453
Guam251:6,405908
Nicaragua241:250,8792,763
El Salvador231:275,8212,336
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Singapore131:423,66918,211
São Tomé and Príncipe121:14,785874
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Norway61:857,04855,549
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Baltazár (18) & Baltázar (1) are calculated separately.

Baltazar (115,489) may also be a first name.

Baltazar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One of the names of the three kings. Comes from "baal" and "tas-assar" meaning God protects life or God protects the king.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

The name Baltazar can be broken down into the parts balta and zar.

We can relate the word balta to balto and the Balto-Slavic tribes. There's a possibility that the last name was originated in the Slavic tribes. The word zar can be also read and pronounced tsar, which is how Slavic empires called their leaders. So we can come to the conclusion that Baltazar might mean 'leader of The Baltics'.

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Baltazar Last Name Facts

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

Baltazar (Georgian: ბალტაზარ, Marathi: बालताजर, Russian: Бальтазар) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Baltazár or Baltázar. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Baltazar? popularity and diffusion

Baltazar is the 2,819th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 36,676 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Baltazar live; 34 percent live in North America and 29 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 8,926th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 115,489 people.

This last name is most widely held in Mexico, where it is borne by 58,213 people, or 1 in 2,132. In Mexico it is most numerous in: México, where 15 percent are found, Jalisco, where 13 percent are found and Puebla, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Mexico this surname is found in 101 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 18 percent are found and Angola, where 15 percent are found.

Baltazar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Baltazar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Baltazar last name expanded 23,315 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Baltazar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Baltazar are 42.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.62% being registered with the political party.

The amount Baltazar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 74.84% less than the national average, earning €7,555 per year; in Peru they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,908 per year; in South Africa they earn 13.49% less than the national average, earning R 205,584 per year; in Colombia they earn 34.93% less than the national average, earning $14,772,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.4% less than the national average, earning $36,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.9% less than the national average, earning $49,234 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Baltazar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baltazar in the Georgian language
ბალტაზარbaltazar-
Baltazar in the Marathi language
बालताजरbalatajara33.33
बलतुझरbalatujhara33.33
बलताझारbalatajhara33.33
Baltazar in the Russian language
Бальтазарbaltazar-

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