Balakau Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Balakau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Balakau (38) may also be a first name.
Balakau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balakau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balakau is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balakau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,817,111th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Balakau live; 99 percent live in Oceania Islands and 99 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Balakau is also the 1,662,754th most widely held forename globally, borne by 38 people.
The last name Balakau is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 79,938. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 44 percent are found, Jiwaka, where 35 percent are found and National Capital District, where 19 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Balakau
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