Balm is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Balm
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: A corruption of Balsam, or contracted from Balaam

How popular is Balm?

Balm is ranked 280024 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Balms plummeted by 30.54187 per cent to 141 since 2000 and slipped by 36671 spots and ranked at 122314. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 97.16 90.64
Balm is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Netherlands which may be its originating country too. Around 1094 people have been found who wears Balm as their family name. Balm is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
50,640 Switzerland2
24,766 Scotland2
15,591 Burkina Faso2
18,718 Thailand2
107,212 South Africa1
169,904 Brazil1
36,814 Romania1
47,891 Norway1
120,357 Argentina1
38,830 Morocco1
56,169 Mexico1
29,595 Iran1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
82,145 Canada34
378,102 India24
91,381 Spain12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
33,928 Australia65
12,143 New Zealand52
Countries with hundreds of Balm:
5,162 Netherlands523
115,299 United States189
33,856 England129
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Comments

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Rana Tolman
 The origin of the name is Brittany etymology of the name comes from the Occitan meaning balma the cave that name specifies the location of the ancestral home.

Balm Namesakes

  • Adina Balmus, Mathematician
  • Adora Balmes, Author
  • Konstantin Balmont, Poet
  • Aleksandra Balmazovic, Actress
  • Cecil Balmond, Designer
  • Artis Balmanis, Musical Artist
  • Thomas A. Balmer, Justice
  • Nicholas de Balmyle, Bishop of Dunblane
  • Kentwan Balmer, Football defensive end
  • Cecil Balmond, Designer

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