Balafe Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Balafe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Balafe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balafe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balafe (Marathi: बळफे) is found most frequently in India. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Balafe.
How Common Is The Last Name Balafe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,776,799th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Balafe reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
It is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 15,980,529. In India Balafe is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent are found. Apart from India this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balafe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balafe in the Marathi language | ||
| बळफे | balaphe | 57.5 |
| बलफे | balaphe | 42.5 |
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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 Balafe
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