Balam is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Balam
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The form of the Balaam. Doubtless local. Bale-ham.

How popular is Balam?

Balam is common in Mexico, India, Mali, Guatemala, Pakistan, Chad, Togo, United States, Iraq, Belize, Egypt, Cameroon, Israel.

Balam is ranked 12767 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Balams grew by 29.34 per cent to 432 since 2000 and ranked 48800 after elevating 8290 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 58.33 47.6
Black 20.14 23.05
White 17.59 24.25
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.47 4.19
Balam is quite popular family name mostly used in Mexico while Belize is ahead in terms of density. Around 43983 people have been found who wears Balam as their family name. Balam is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Balam:
554 Mexico29,756
Countries with thousands of Balam:
6,643 India7,574
614 Mali1,226
1,348 Guatemala1,112
Countries with hundreds of Balam:
5,197 Pakistan813
2,465 Chad674
3,854 Togo525
75,966 United States350
3,935 Iraq231
368 Belize222
25,756 Egypt214
15,205 Cameroon153
7,935 Israel136
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
41,266 Turkey90
12,528 Papua New Guinea87
74,262 Nigeria82
19,929 Malaysia78
7,555 Jordan76
10,207 Yemen70
6,926 Kuwait67
112,199 Philippines58
106,837 Brazil55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
6,307 Azerbaijan37
189,798 Indonesia37
7,123 Mongolia26
275,629 Russia20
111,937 Iran18
13,856 Singapore17
11,267 Haiti13
9,863 Congo13
8,518 Nepal13
132,302 England13
89,142 Uganda11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
109,631 Australia10
4,112 Turkmenistan9
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
220,704 Canada8
88,902 Netherlands8
43,431 Venezuela6
100,283 Spain6
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