Balafia Surname
5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands
Balafia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhalafia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Belafia | 86 | 1,048 | / |
| Balafio | 86 | 28 | / |
| Bolafia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Walafia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Walafiah | 80 | 23 | / |
| Walafiat | 80 | 8 | / |
| Belhafia | 80 | 5 | / |
| Boulafia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bgalafio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Walafio | 71 | 164 | / |
| Belefia | 71 | 28 | / |
| Balefio | 71 | 4 | / |
| Waleafea | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bolaffio | 67 | 5 | / |
| Beloufia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boulafea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boulafeaa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bolofio | 57 | 34 | / |
| Uolofia | 57 | 2 | / |
| Wolofia | 57 | 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 Balafia
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis