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Family name Balfour (Balfour , バルフォア, بلفور) , around the globe, is quite a common surname. The last name Balfour is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly British Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common surname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Bahamas. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. Much less frequently, Balfour is the forename as well as the last name.