Balwant Surname

343,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Balwant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balwant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7891:972,19941,420
Trinidad and Tobago1101:12,4001,655
Guyana511:14,9462,019
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
England61:9,286,343223,652
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772

Balwant (101,126) may also be a first name.

Balwant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balwant (Hindi: बलवन्त, Marathi: बळवंत, Oriya: ବଲୱ) occurs most in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balwant? popularity and diffusion

The last name Balwant is the 343,860th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,836,347 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Balwant reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Balwant is also the 10,079th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 101,126 people.

Balwant is most widely held in India, where it is held by 789 people, or 1 in 972,199. In India Balwant is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 86 percent live, Delhi, where 3 percent live and Jammu and Kashmir, where 2 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Trinidad and Tobago, where 10 percent live and Guyana, where 5 percent live.

Balwant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Balwant surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Balwant earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 16.28% less than the national average, earning $36,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.31% more than the national average, earning $70,208 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balwanth93178/
Balwante9353/
Balwantz934/
Balvant861,238/
Balbant8671/
Balwand861/
Balvanth8024/
Balvante8022/
Bhalvant801/
Balband7137/
Belvant7116/
Valvant7114/
Balbont714/
Balvand712/
Bajlvand6717/
Boluante671/
Baulwond671/
Belvent576/
Bolvent571/
Belvand571/
Valbont571/
Beylvand531/
Vohlvant530/
Beyhlvand501/

Balwant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balwant in the Marathi language
बळवंतbalavanta98.01
बलवंतbalavanta1.32
अनंतananta0.07
बबनbabana0.06
बळंवतbalanvata0.02
बळेवंतbalevanta0.01
बालवंतbalavanta0.01
बळवंताbalavanta0.01
बळवँतbalavamta0.01
वळवंतvalavanta0.01
बहवंतbahavanta0.01
बापटbapata0.01
बागलानेbagalane0.01
बसवन्तbasavanta0
बडवंतbadavanta0
वलबंतvalabanta0
बलवनbalavana0
अनंताananta0
बाबनbabana0
बलदेतbaladeta0
बलावंतbalavanta0
बसवंतbasavanta0
बजवंतbajavanta0
बाहाबंतbahabanta0
बळबंतbalabanta0
बलंवतbalanvata0
वाळवंतvalavanta0
बलवानbalavana0
आबांतabanta0
बसंतbasanta0
बकवंतbakavanta0
बळपंतbalapanta0
पलताpalata0
बलंवजbalanvaja0
बलवन्तbalavanta0
वलवंतvalavanta0
बलवन्balavan0
बलबंतbalabanta0
बळवंतेbalavante0
बलवतbalavata0
आनंताananta0
बऴवंतbalavanta0
बालवनbalavana0
बळपbalapa0
Balwant in the Hindi language
बलवन्तbalavanta90.98
बलवंतbalavanta8.16
वलवन्तvalavanta0.3
बलबन्तbalabanta0.3
वलवंतvalavanta0.03
बाल्वांतbalvanta0.03
बलन्तbalanta0.03
बालवन्तbalavanta0.03
बलवतbalavata0.03
बल्वन्तbalvanta0.03
Balwant in the Oriya language
ବଲୱbalawa54.55
ବଲବbalaba27.27
ବଳବbalaba18.18

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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 Balwant
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