Balagalla Surname

520,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Balagalla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balagalla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
India371:20,731,497300,213
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372

Balagalla (34) may also be a first name.

Balagalla Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Balagalla Come From? nationality or country of origin

Balagalla (Marathi: बालग) is most common in Sri Lanka. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balagalla? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 520,022nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,641,447 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Balagalla live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 34 people.

The surname is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Apart from Sri Lanka Balagalla is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balagalla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balagalla in the Marathi language
बालगbalaga-

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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 Balagalla
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