Balafar Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Balafar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
Balafar (91) may also be a first name.
Balafar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balafar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balafar occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Balafar.
How Common Is The Last Name Balafar? popularity and diffusion
Balafar is the 2,483,783rd most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. Balafar is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Balafar are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Balafar is also the 998,282nd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 91 people.
This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 358,087. In Cameroon Balafar is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 67 percent are found, Centre Region, where 28 percent are found and North Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valafar | 86 | 140 | / |
| Walafar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Belafar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Valaafar | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bailafor | 80 | 7 | / |
| Valafare | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vallafar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Belahfar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Walafard | 80 | 0 | / |
| Balochfar | 75 | 21 | / |
| Bahalavar | 75 | 6 | / |
| Bhalaphar | 75 | 3 | / |
| Boulaafar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Balavahar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Belafor | 71 | 8 | / |
| Belofar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Valofar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Boulachfar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Balachford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bölefahr | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bolefahr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vailafor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Valaphar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vallafor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ballefor | 67 | 0 | / |
| Walaford | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wallaford | 63 | 1 | / |
| Boelefahr | 63 | 0 | / |
| Wolofar | 57 | 45 | / |
| Beasleyford | 56 | 1 | / |
| Wolofarr | 53 | 5 | / |
| Walloford | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Balafar
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