Balabe Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Balabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 106 | 1:1,671,158 | 61,739 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | 1:1,357,131 | 29,476 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Balabe (52) may also be a first name.
Balabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balabe (Marathi: बलबे) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balabe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,447,279th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Balabe reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Balabe is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 52 people.
The surname Balabe is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 1,671,158. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kano, where 43 percent live, Kaduna, where 22 percent live and Adamawa, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria Balabe is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balabe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balabe in the Marathi language | ||
| बलबे | balabe | - |
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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 Balabe
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