The Ballas surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,188 people carried this name — #21,868 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 250,000 people counted. That is down 19% from 1,473 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 65 people named Ballas.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Rhône.
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 Poland’s population register
21 people named Ballas have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 25 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 1 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 Ballas,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gustavo Ballas 1958– · boxer -
Walter Ballas 1887–1969 · lawyer
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James Ballas 1915–1979 · film editor
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Shimon Ballas 1930–2019 · writer
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Dimitrios Ballas 1931– · surgeon
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Adolfo Ballas 1932–2005 · lawyer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ballas.
- 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
- Ballard 61,625 · U.S. census
- Ballast 164 · U.S. census
- Ballatore 153 · U.S. census
- Ballay 292 · U.S. census
- Balle 562 · U.S. census
- Baller 671 · U.S. census
- Ballerini 337 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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