Balthasar Surname

218,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Balthasar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balthasar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0621:75,8069,592
France1851:359,04253,729
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Belgium1081:106,45016,004
Brazil951:2,253,41469,998
Luxembourg491:11,8482,062
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
India231:33,350,669396,143
England201:2,785,90397,972
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Finland171:323,33523,349
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Austria131:655,03358,041
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Norway71:734,61250,907
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Balthasar (2,873) may also be a first name.

Balthasar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balthasar (Marathi: थासार) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balthasar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 218,263rd most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,882,550 people. The surname Balthasar occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Balthasar live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 135,680th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 2,873 people.

Balthasar is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,062 people, or 1 in 75,806. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 24 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Not including Germany it occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in France, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Balthasar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Balthasar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Balthasar surname expanded 282 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Balthasar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Balthasar last name are 20.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.65% being registered with the party.

The amount Balthasar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 16.9% less than the national average, earning 287,582 kr per year; in United States they earn 24.82% more than the national average, earning $53,859 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.57% more than the national average, earning $56,923 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balthasar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balthasar in the Marathi language
थासारthasara50
थासरthasara50

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Footnotes

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