Balvas Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Balvas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balvas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1361:334,72641,909
Mexico911:1,364,02415,454
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Moldova51:712,27439,996
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Balvás (1) are calculated separately.

Balvas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balvas (Arabic: بلفصه, Russian: Бальвас) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Balvás. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balvas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 864,701st most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,208,745 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Balvas reside; 58 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 56 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Balvas is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 334,726. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 76 percent reside, Luhansk Oblast, where 9 percent reside and Zaporizhia Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Beside Ukraine this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 29 percent reside and Russia, where 14 percent reside.

Balvas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Balvas surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balvás941/
Balvais921/
Balva91874/
Balbas834,544/
Belvas83702/
Balvoa83352/
Balvay83312/
Valvas83196/
Balvat8342/
Balvaz8318/
Balwas8317/
Balvad834/
Balvos832/
Bhalva831/
Balvaa831/
Balvai831/
Balwase7719/
Balluas777/
Bailvad775/
Balbase773/
Balbash773/
Beulvas771/
Boelvas771/
Baliuas771/
Bhalvai771/
Balbaus771/
Batlvad771/
Balba734,065/
Balua732,468/
Balwa731,027/
Valva73809/
Bolva73192/
Balvo7340/
Boulvais71248/
Balbasse714/
Baaluash712/
Basilbas711/
Baselbas711/
Balbhais711/
Balvaova711/
Balbaa674,991/
Balbay671,750/
Baalwa67191/
Boulva6775/
Balbás6769/
Balway6765/
Balbos6764/
Balbaz6759/
Balbasova6758/
Balwah6745/
Valvai6742/
Baluat6740/
Bailwa6734/
Balbai6733/
Bailua6728/
Bealvo6716/
Baalba6716/
Bahlua6714/
Baluae677/
Balbha677/
Balwau676/
Bahlwa676/
Baluad676/
Balvoň674/
Balbazova673/
Ballua673/
Balbaj673/
Baulua672/
Bolvac672/
Vallva672/
Valvaz672/
Balbàs672/
Balbea672/
Bhalua671/
Balvey671/
Waluas671/
Bolvad671/
Baulwa671/
Balwha671/
Valvay671/
Valwas671/
Baluea671/
Balwaa671/
Balvei671/
Baluay671/
Bhalwa671/
Ballba671/
Volvas671/
Bolvah671/
Balwai671/
Baylwa671/
Balbau671/

Balvas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balvas in the Russian language
Бальвасbalvas-
Balvas in the Arabic language
بلفصهblfsh-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balvas
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