Balabal Surname

319,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Balabal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balabal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1,0611:30,3051,297
Philippines631:1,606,956108,100
India201:38,353,269431,471
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Balabal (1,222) may also be a first name.

Balabal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Balabal Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Balabal (Hindi: बालाबाला, Marathi: बाळबाल, Oriya: ବଲବଲ) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Balabal.

How Common Is The Last Name Balabal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Balabal is the 319,593rd most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 6,228,672 people. Balabal is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Balabal are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 226,387th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 1,222 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 1,061 people, or 1 in 30,305. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Kabul, where 19 percent are found, Takhar, where 12 percent are found and Badakhshan, where 7 percent are found. Besides Afghanistan this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 5 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balabal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balabal in the Oriya language
ବଲବଲbalabala-
Balabal in the Hindi language
बालाबालाbalabala66.67
बलबालbalabala16.67
बलबलbalabala16.67
Balabal in the Marathi language
बाळबालbalabala50
बलबलbalabala50

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balabal
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