The Balza surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 291 people carried this name — #67,747 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 284 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 501 people named Balza 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.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 124 people named Balza.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
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 46 people named Balza 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 Namur.
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 Poland’s population register
28 people named Balza have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 37 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
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 Balza,
with a public archive behind them.
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Martín Balza 1934– · military personnel -
José Balza 1939– · writer -
Javier Balza 1957– · lawyer
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Gustavo Balza 1965– · screenwriter
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Raimundas Balza 1965– · historian
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Julio Balza 2000– · journalist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Balza.
- Baltus 243 · U.S. census
- Baltz 2,189 · U.S. census
- Baltzer 854 · U.S. census
- Balu 201 · U.S. census
- Balut 269 · U.S. census
- Baly 229 · U.S. census
- Balzano 1,288 · U.S. census
- Balzer 2,869 · U.S. census
- Bamba 994 · U.S. census
- Bamberger 1,161 · U.S. census
- Ban 2,011 · U.S. census
- Bana 367 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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