Balla is used as a family name or surname in Italy. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Balla
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Italy
Meaning:

Balla is the variant of Balie. See Bailey - 1. From Bailli, in the arrondissement of Neufchatel; Bailli in that of Dieppe, in Normandy; Bailey, a township in Lancashire; or Bailie, a township in Cumberland
2. Another form of bailiff, a title of office applied in many ways under our feudal and municipal laws
3. A name given to the courts of a castle formed by the spaces between the circuits of walls or defences which surround the keep.

Balla is variant form of LoBello. One with an attractive physique.

A form of Billie. One who came from Billie or Bellie meaning "village, farm," in Scotland.

A variant form of Belly. A curious corruption of Beleau See Bellew.

How popular is Balla?

Balla is common in Sudan, India, Niger, Hungary, Cameroon, Albania, Nigeria, Romania, Philippines, United States, Morocco, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Ecuador, Chad, Slovakia, Mauritania, Italy, Ukraine, Indonesia, Egypt, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Germany, Canada, Ivory Coast, Argentina, Nepal, Brazil, Benin, Russia, Congo, England, Gabon, Australia, France, Spain, Czechia, Austria, Uganda, Liberia.

Balla is ranked 3695 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Balla bearers increased by 6.3 per cent in 2010 US census to 1603 since 2000, the surname slipped by 269 spots and ranked at 17551. The last name was found in around 5 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 77.29 85.81
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 10.85 4.11
Black 6.05 4.24
Hispanic or Latino 4.05 3.71
Others 1.75 2.12
Balla is quite popular family name mostly used in Sudan while Albania is ahead in terms of density. Around 152097 people have been found who wears Balla as their family name. Balla is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Balla:
141 Sudan35,560
1,797 India32,267
141 Niger19,872
98 Hungary10,193
Countries with thousands of Balla:
213 Cameroon9,866
17 Albania8,282
2,402 Nigeria6,275
766 Romania3,531
6,416 Philippines2,476
16,318 United States2,260
2,377 Morocco2,181
3,593 Algeria1,973
2,206 Saudi Arabia1,948
682 Greece1,795
1,753 Ecuador1,458
1,513 Chad1,155
396 Slovakia1,034
Countries with hundreds of Balla:
508 Mauritania964
12,072 Italy900
7,523 Ukraine850
17,756 Indonesia716
15,336 Egypt427
2,097 Burkina Faso419
6,785 Ghana416
23,383 Germany393
10,435 Canada384
3,651 Ivory Coast367
10,735 Argentina337
2,050 Nepal301
26,728 Brazil293
5,554 Benin238
57,219 Russia217
2,674 Congo204
21,591 England202
1,744 Gabon202
14,542 Australia201
52,489 France190
18,224 Spain154
13,702 Czechia130
11,082 Austria117
22,807 Uganda113
3,943 Liberia102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
46,884 Poland82
21,156 Belgium76
52,802 South Africa71
34,217 Netherlands61
4,171 Singapore56
28,229 Malaysia51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,331 Kuwait48
4,949 Qatar47
62,957 Turkey46
15,158 Sweden45
7,247 Latvia43
14,475 United Arab Emirates42
5,718 Taiwan29
11,386 Uruguay28
122,818 DR Congo27
40,927 Pakistan24
27,273 Switzerland23
36,356 Kenya22
48,353 Tanzania22
320,775 Thailand19
11,152 Wales19
35,657 Norway13
75,349 Kazakhstan12
24,445 Moldova12
78,554 Papua New Guinea12
6,554 China11
15,984 Slovenia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
24,752 Serbia10
13,537 Bangladesh9
1,868 Mali9
6,372 Togo9
8,246 Tunisia9
77,603 Belarus8
26,217 Estonia8
39,591 Venezuela7
37,744 Bulgaria6
8,537 Mauritius6
6,082 Oman6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Janos Balla was 32 years old when he migrated to Baltimore on May 19, 1886. He lived in Bavaria where he worked as laborer and took Hohenzollern from Bremen. Farmer Martin Balla, Phillipina Balla, aged 27, are other Balla that migrated to US.

Balla Namesakes

  • Mo Chua of Balla, founder of Balla
  • Zoltán von Balla, Hungarian chess champion
  • Giacomo Balla, Italian painter

Balla Namesakes

  • Mo Chua of Balla, founder of Balla
  • Zoltán von Balla, Hungarian chess champion
  • Giacomo Balla, Italian painter

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