Balthazar Surname

46,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Balthazar Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Balthasar (Bel has formed a king).

Balthazar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti3,1901:3,349449
Rwanda2,4811:4,5811,120
Brazil2,3911:89,5333,376
United States1,1061:327,72129,754
France6031:110,15416,439
Belgium4751:24,2033,819
Canada1651:223,30721,472
Tanzania1621:326,80024,625
Indonesia1231:1,075,19777,786
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Trinidad and Tobago851:16,0472,005
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
England291:1,921,31276,208
Portugal281:372,08012,265
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Dominica61:12,648426
India51:153,413,076951,030
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belize11:355,4743,977
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

The alternate forms: Balthazár (37) are calculated separately.

Balthazar (13,089) may also be a first name.

Balthazar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Balthasar (Bel has formed a king).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Balthazar Last Name Facts

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

Balthazar (Arabic: بلتزار, Marathi: बलताजार) is borne by more people in Haiti than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Balthazár. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balthazar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Balthazar is the 46,297th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 650,906 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Balthazar are found; 31 percent are found in Caribbean and 29 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Balthazar is also the 51,027th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 13,089 people.

This surname is most common in Haiti, where it is borne by 3,190 people, or 1 in 3,349. In Haiti Balthazar is mostly found in: Nippes, where 44 percent are found, Ouest, where 27 percent are found and Sud-Est, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Haiti this last name exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 21 percent are found.

Balthazar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Balthazar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balthazar surname expanded 1,728 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Balthazar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Balthazar are 4.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Balthazar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.67% less than the national average, earning $39,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.9% less than the national average, earning $39,298 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balthazar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balthazar in the Marathi language
बलताजारbalatajara40
बलारbalara20
बालथाझारbalathajhara20
बालथाजारbalathajara20
Balthazar in the Arabic language
بلتزارbltzar-

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