Balzac is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.
Family Name / Last Name: Balzac
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Means the person who is originally from Balzac. Besides the town of Balzac (16), several places with this name, especially in the Perigord. There are also Balsac in Aveyron. Toponym meaning: Gallo-Roman domain formed with the suffix -acum the person latin name * Ballitius derived from Ballius. As for Balzac, his genealogy is known ascendants to Canezac hamlet Tarn (municipality of Montirat) and Gaffatou also hamlet of Montirat, making plausible a rapprochement with the common Balsac, especially as oldest ancestors were called Balssa. Note however that, according to some, Balssa names, Balsan, would Balzan derivatives balteus Latin designating a spotted horse white and black.
How popular is Balzac?
Balzac is ranked 298837 on our list.
Balzac is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in France. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Puerto Rico. Around 1000 people have been found who wears Balzac as their family name. Balzac is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
240,218
Canada7
Canada71,014,159
India4
India4720,003
Russia4
Russia428,232
Morocco2
Morocco240,256
Mexico2
Mexico2124,220
Italy2
Italy2201,317
England2
England218,718
Thailand2
Thailand295,312
Argentina2
Argentina220,837
Venezuela2
Venezuela237,779
Serbia1
Serbia1151,601
Spain1
Spain1279,271
Australia1
Australia113,447
Uganda1
Uganda153,505
Turkey1
Turkey12,613
The Bahamas1
The Bahamas138,841
Scotland1
Scotland136,814
Romania1
Romania129,046
Japan1
Japan1172,258
Germany1
Germany125,721
Egypt1
Egypt1734
Chad1
Chad128,746
Algeria1
Algeria1Countries with hundreds of Balzac:
31,236
France318
France318985
Puerto Rico285
Puerto Rico28544,967
Brazil238
Brazil238167,672
United States117
United States117Show Full Last Name Distribution
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Balzac Namesakes
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- Honoré de Balzac, Novelist
- Honoré de Balzac, Novelist
- Honoré de Balzac, Novelist
- Honoré de Balzac, Novelist
- Honoré de Balzac, Novelist
- Honoré de Balzac, Novelist
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