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 carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balafa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 687,524th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 16,908,459 people. The surname Balafa is predominantly 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. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most frequent in Greece, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 29,005. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 39 percent reside, Peloponnese, where 29 percent reside and Epirus, where 20 percent reside. Barring Greece Balafa is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
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
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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 Balafa
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