Balafa Surname
Approximately 431 people bear this surname
Balafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 382 | 1:29,005 | 4,479 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Balafa (11) may also be a first name.
Balafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balafa (Hindi: बलफा) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Balafa is the 687,524th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,908,459 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Balafa are found; 89 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Balafa is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 11 people.
The last name is most frequent in Greece, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 29,005. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 39 percent live, Peloponnese, where 29 percent live and Epirus, where 20 percent live. Other than Greece this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balafa in the Hindi language | ||
| बलफा | balapha | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Balafa
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