The Balin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 393 people carried this name — #52,736 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is down 2% from 402 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 355 people named Balin.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 39 départements, most often Vienne.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 186 people named Balin 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 Entre Ríos.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
61 people named Balin have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 85 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in 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.
Who carried it
People named Balin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mireille Balin 1909–1968 · film actor -
Mireille Balin 1909–1968 · film actor -
Ina Balin 1937–1990 · screenwriter -
Kurt Balin 1926–1942
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Marty Balin 1942–2018 · singer-songwriter
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Carole B. Balin 1964– · rabbi
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Balin.
- Balestra 461 · U.S. census
- Balestreri 268 · U.S. census
- Balestrieri 787 · U.S. census
- Balga 144 · U.S. census
- Bali 484 · U.S. census
- Balian 867 · 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
- Ballard 61,625 · U.S. census
- Ballas 1,188 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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