Bale is used as a family name or surname in France, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bale
No. of characters: 4
Origin: France, England
Meaning:

A parish in county of Norfolk.

A form of Bale. A parish in county of Norfolk.

How popular is Bale?

Bale is common in India, United States, Nigeria, England, DR Congo, Fiji, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Australia, Ivory Coast, Iran, Philippines, Togo, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Cameroon, Somalia, Wales, Canada, Egypt, Bangladesh, Niger, Botswana, Senegal, Lesotho, Solomon Islands, Benin, France, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Uganda, Malawi, Scotland, Taiwan.

Bale is ranked 10601 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bale bearers increased by 5.57 per cent in 2010 US census to 2843 since 2000, the surname slipped by 275 spots and ranked at 11138. The last name was found in around 10 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.37 89.53
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.97 2.27
Hispanic or Latino 3.06 2.3
Black 2.88 3.38
Others 2.36 1.56
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.35 0.97
Bale is quite popular family name mostly used in India however Fiji is ahead in terms of density. Around 53021 person has been found who wears Bale as their family name. Bale is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Bale:
3,009 India17,778
Countries with thousands of Bale:
11,251 United States3,565
4,080 Nigeria3,316
2,536 England3,161
3,043 DR Congo3,051
44 Fiji1,979
5,737 Ethiopia1,771
8,080 Indonesia1,749
2,428 Australia1,560
1,242 Ivory Coast1,447
6,076 Iran1,388
13,980 Philippines1,253
1,305 Togo1,155
580 Papua New Guinea1,048
Countries with hundreds of Bale:
7,103 South Africa968
3,200 Cameroon877
1,119 Somalia735
655 Wales528
8,062 Canada523
14,525 Egypt458
9,758 Bangladesh451
2,483 Niger389
901 Botswana386
736 Senegal356
1,716 Lesotho260
214 Solomon Islands247
6,035 Benin217
49,364 France204
4,072 New Zealand195
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
20,187 Uganda137
16,499 Malawi105
4,384 Scotland105
1,944 Taiwan102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,360 United Arab Emirates97
3,243 Mauritania96
7,856 Norway94
6,702 Congo65
48,077 Argentina61
19,663 Austria58
2,371 Hong Kong56
30,933 Romania55
56,482 Turkey55
113,080 Brazil51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,449 Ireland46
8,759 Slovenia45
8,369 Afghanistan40
10,676 Kuwait39
119,717 Ukraine35
48,115 Netherlands33
48,387 Greece32
7,564 Burkina Faso31
23,344 Zambia29
4,901 Northern Ireland28
51,323 Malaysia25
21,168 Denmark20
315,217 Thailand20
9,336 North Macedonia19
1,193 Jersey17
13,856 Singapore17
20,978 Bulgaria15
4,299 Oman14
52,852 Tanzania13
61,223 Sweden12
6,554 China11
6,833 Kosovo11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,778 Isle of Man10
43,480 Mexico10
266,530 Germany9
45,516 Kenya9
30,726 Qatar9
98,400 Belgium7
18,535 Albania6
8,354 Cyprus6
121,657 Italy6
92,487 Pakistan6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old immigrant Sam Bale who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on June 5, 1849 by Ward Chipman put out from Liverpool. 24 years old John Bale, Immigrant Hy Bale, Catherine Bale (25) Immigrant, Thomas Bale, aged 20, 27 years old William Bale, 32 years old Samuel Bale, Margret Bale (19) Immigrant, Immigrant Patrick Bale, are other Bale that migrated to US.

From Germany

Frederich Bale worked as farmer and hailed from Wurtemberg. 22 years old embarked for USA from Havre on Marathon and arrived on July 26, 1850. Louis Bale, aged 10, Clemence Bale, aged 29, Peter Bale, Farmer Salome Bale, Wenzel Bale (28) Cabinet maker, 15 years old Georg Bale, Valentin Bale (25) Farmer, Mi. Bale, aged 26, are others that migrated to US from Havre, Hamburg, Antwerp and Hamburg & Southampton.

Bale Namesakes

  • Edward Turner Bale, English immigrant physician
  • Elvin Bale, former artist and daredevil with Ringling Bros
  • John Bale, English churchman, historian and controversialist
  • Christian Bale, British-American actor
  • Qoriniasi Bale, native of Levukana in Vanua Balavu
  • Gareth Bale, Welsh professional footballer
  • Ernest Bale, English cricketer

Bale Namesakes

  • Edward Turner Bale, English immigrant physician
  • Elvin Bale, former artist and daredevil with Ringling Bros
  • John Bale, English churchman, historian and controversialist
  • Christian Bale, British-American actor
  • Qoriniasi Bale, native of Levukana in Vanua Balavu
  • Gareth Bale, Welsh professional footballer
  • Ernest Bale, English cricketer

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