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Where Does The Last Name Balu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Balu (Bengali: বলু, Georgian: ბალუ, Hindi: बालू, Marathi: बाळू, Oriya: ବାଲୁ, Russian: Балу, Tibetan: བཱ་ལུ་) is found most in India. It may be rendered as: Bălu, Bâlu, Balú or Balů. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 20,886^th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 278,906 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Balu are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Balu is also the 3,447^th most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 303,137 people.

The last name Balu is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 16,467 people, or 1 in 46,582. In India Balu is most common in: Madhya Pradesh, where 45 percent live, Telangana, where 15 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 13 percent live. Outside of India it occurs in 90 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Balu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Balu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Balu last name rose 740 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Balu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Balu last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Balu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.72% less than the national average, earning R 33,924 per year; in United States they earn 3.98% less than the national average, earning $41,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $52,813 CAD per year.