Bălă Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Bălă Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bălă Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2301:87,29510,158
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Băla (41), Bala (1,179,383), Balá (63), Bála (3), Bâla (1) & Balã (1) are calculated separately.

Bălă Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bălă is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Băla, Bala, Balá, Bála, Bâla or Balã. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bălă? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bălă is the 1,073,555th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bălă are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 87,295. In Romania it is most numerous in: Gorj County, where 55 percent are found, Dolj County, where 40 percent are found and Olt County, where 2 percent are found. Beside Romania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Băla9241/
Bala831,179,383/
Balá8363/
Bála833/
Bâla831/
Balã831/
Bîlă7570/
Băli754/
Belă754/
Bilă751/
Băloi67713/
Bălaş67238/
Bălaj6743/
Bălaș6742/
Băleț6728/
Boilă676/
Builă671/
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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 Bălă
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