Last name באלק (Balk 
, Balck 
, באלק 
) , all around the world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen באלק is characteristic of Netherlands, where it is quite a rare surname, Germany, and Finland. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Germany, the United States, and Netherlands. Much less frequently, באלק is the forename as well as the last name.