Balthun Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Balthun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balthun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Balthun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balthun is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balthun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Balthun occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Balthun reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany Balthun is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent reside.

Balthun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Balthun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Balthun surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Balthun Last Name Statistics demography

Balthun earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.62% less than the national average, earning $30,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baltun9222/
Balthusen880/
Baltoun864/
Balthon862/
Balthum861/
Baltutin8028/
Balthoum801/
Bolthoun800/
Balton77580/
Boltun7757/
Valtun771/
Baltum771/
Waltun770/
Baltussen75921/
Baltunova7515/
Baltushyn752/
Balteusen751/
Hualthung751/
Bolthausen7174/
Ballton7135/
Walthon7114/
Walthousen7110/
Valtuin716/
Valdtun713/
Baulton713/
Boltunh711/
Baldton711/
Baltton711/
Bolthon711/
Baltoon710/
Bealton710/
Waldthausen6799/
Vaaltuin6747/
Boltutin673/
Boultoun671/
Valtusin671/
Valthoen670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balthun
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