Balagha Surname
Approximately 333 people bear this surname
Balagha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 203 | 1:227,487 | 15,979 |
| Philippines | 49 | 1:2,066,086 | 120,732 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Balagha (29) may also be a first name.
Balagha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balagha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balagha (Marathi: बलघा) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balagha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 830,559th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. The surname Balagha occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Balagha are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 29 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 227,487. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Tana River County, where 99 percent live, Kiambu County, where 0 percent live and Mombasa County, where 0 percent live. Apart from Kenya Balagha occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 15 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balagha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balagha in the Marathi language | ||
| बलघा | balagha | 52.38 |
| बलगा | balaga | 47.62 |
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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
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- 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 Balagha
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