Balakus Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Balakus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 18 | 1:4,323,412 | 102,143 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Balakus (21) may also be a first name.
Balakus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balakus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balakus is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balakus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Balakus is the 4,532,898th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Balakus is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Balakus reside; 95 percent reside in West Asia and 95 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Balakus is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 21 people.
It is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,323,412. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Bursa Province, where 100 percent live. Apart from Turkey it exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balaskus | 93 | 1 | / |
| Balakos | 86 | 49 | / |
| Balacus | 86 | 3 | / |
| Baliakos | 80 | 146 | / |
| Baylokus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Balouskus | 75 | 15 | / |
| Balaicuis | 75 | 5 | / |
| Belaikous | 75 | 1 | / |
| Balacos | 71 | 35 | / |
| Balocus | 71 | 10 | / |
| Belokus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baloukos | 67 | 39 | / |
| Boulakos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bolascus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boulekous | 63 | 1 | / |
| Balocos | 57 | 305 | / |
| Bolaqos | 57 | 7 | / |
| Bolacos | 57 | 1 | / |
| Boulokos | 53 | 3 | / |
| Balocuch | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vailocus | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bouloukos | 50 | 290 | / |
| Bouloucos | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Balakus
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