The Bali surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 484 people carried this name — #44,423 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 625,000 people counted. That is down 24% from 641 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Bali surname
From the given name Balázs or Bálint.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Bali» (Hungarian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 145 people named Bali.
Most of them — 82 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Seine-Saint-Denis.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 141 people named Bali live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
66 people named Bali live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 45 people named Bali live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
20 people named Bali have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 59 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
97 people named Bali is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Bali,
with a public archive behind them.
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Geeta Bali 1930–1965 · actor -
Geeta Bali 1930–1965 · actor
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Mihály Bali 1791–1876 · Reformed pastor
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Mihály Bali 1856–1926 · farmer
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Zoltán Bali 1910–1988 · politician
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Ferenc Bali 1914– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bali.
- Baler 126 · U.S. census
- Bales 13,326 · U.S. census
- Balestra 461 · U.S. census
- Balestreri 268 · U.S. census
- Balestrieri 787 · U.S. census
- Balga 144 · U.S. census
- Balian 867 · U.S. census
- Balin 393 · U.S. census
- Ball 66,059 · U.S. census
- Balla 1,603 · U.S. census
- Ballan 245 · U.S. census
- Ballanger 214 · U.S. census
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