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    The surname Bal

    A surname, carried by 2,006 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex B400

    Bal: #14,794 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bal #14,794, 2,006 people Bal: #14,794 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bal #14,794, 2,006 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bal is more common than 90.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,006 people named Bal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 153,911 Americans. That is up 51% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,325.

    #14,794
    rank among US surnames
    2,006
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +51.4%
    change since 2000 (was #19,018)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,787Malan2,007153,834
    #14,794Groat2,006153,911
    #14,799Wegman2,005153,988
    #14,803Nazarian2,004154,065

    Who is named Bal

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    54% of people named Bal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 35% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 54%
    • White (not Hispanic) 35%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
    • Two or more races 3.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bal

    Bal has the Soundex code B400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B400.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Bal?
    2,006 people in the United States had the surname Bal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,911 Americans. It ranked 14,794th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bal?
    In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Bal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 35% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Bal getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,325 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,006 in 2010, up 51%.