Balagaye Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Balagaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balagaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1521:348,30025,719
India651:11,801,006214,148
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Balagaye Last Name Facts

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

Balagaye (Marathi: बळगाये) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balagaye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,115,011th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Balagaye reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Balagaye is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 348,300. In Tanzania Balagaye is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent are found and Mara Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 30 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balagaye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balagaye in the Marathi language
बळगायेbalagaye78.85
बळगयेbalagaye13.46
बलगायेbalagaye3.85
बाळगयेbalagaye1.92

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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
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