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    The surname Balan

    A surname, carried by 1,527 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B450

    Balan: #18,218 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Balan #18,218, 1,527 people Balan: #18,218 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Balan #18,218, 1,527 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Balan is more common than 88.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,527 people named Balan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 202,191 Americans. That is up 51% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,009.

    #18,218
    rank among US surnames
    1,527
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +51.3%
    change since 2000 (was #23,480)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,218Corker1,527202,191
    #18,227Bise1,526202,323

    Who is named Balan

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

    38% of people named Balan identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 38%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 25%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 16%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Balans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Aparna Balan
      Badminton player, born 1986

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Balan

    Balan has the Soundex code B450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B450.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Balan?
    1,527 people in the United States had the surname Balan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 202,191 Americans. It ranked 18,218th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Balan?
    In the 2010 Census, 38% of people named Balan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Balan?
    Aparna Balan, badminton player.
    Where is the surname Balan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Balan in India.
    Is the surname Balan getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,009 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,527 in 2010, up 51%.