Balafi Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Balafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Balafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balafi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Balafi.
How Common Is The Last Name Balafi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Balafi are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Balafi is most frequent in: Niger, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 14 percent reside and Greece, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balafio | 92 | 28 | / |
| Balasfi | 92 | 12 | / |
| Balaifi | 92 | 7 | / |
| Balafie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Balafih | 92 | 1 | / |
| Balaefi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Balazsfi | 86 | 12 | / |
| Bgalafio | 86 | 1 | / |
| Balhafiz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Balafa | 83 | 431 | / |
| Balefi | 83 | 162 | / |
| Belafi | 83 | 86 | / |
| Balofi | 83 | 50 | / |
| Balafe | 83 | 49 | / |
| Bélafi | 83 | 46 | / |
| Balafy | 83 | 9 | / |
| Walafi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bolaffi | 77 | 119 | / |
| Balásfi | 77 | 17 | / |
| Baleffi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Wahlafi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Belhafi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ballafa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Walafie | 77 | 4 | / |
| Belafui | 77 | 3 | / |
| Baliafa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Baloufi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Balafer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belaifi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bailafe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wallafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balasfy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baloffi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balaffa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belaufi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balafeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balázsfi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Bolaffio | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bolafa | 67 | 391 | / |
| Balofa | 67 | 52 | / |
| Bolofi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Balefe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Walafa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Belofi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Valafa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Boulaafit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Valafe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bélafy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belefi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walafy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ualafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ualafy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Balafi
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