Balafre Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Balafre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Balafre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balafre Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balafre is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balafre? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Balafre are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in Gallo-Indian Ocean.
The surname Balafre is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,413,249. In France it is primarily found in: Réunion, where 96 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 2 percent live and Occitanie, where 2 percent live. Outside of France it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balafred | 93 | 1 | / |
| Balafra | 86 | 1 | / |
| Balafer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ballafreij | 82 | 4 | / |
| Belafrie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boulafred | 75 | 6 | / |
| Boulafrie | 75 | 4 | / |
| Boulafres | 75 | 1 | / |
| Balofer | 71 | 17 | / |
| Valafer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Belafri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boulafra | 67 | 205 | / |
| Balaphir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Belafrai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belhafri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boulhafer | 63 | 170 | / |
| Baloffier | 63 | 10 | / |
| Boulahfir | 63 | 3 | / |
| Bolofer | 57 | 443 | / |
| Bolofir | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bolhofer | 53 | 8 | / |
| Boloufer | 53 | 1 | / |
| Valhofer | 53 | 0 | / |
| Boulefroy | 50 | 28 | / |
| Bollhofer | 50 | 19 | / |
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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 Balafre
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