Balalu Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Balalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania861:615,60037,853
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
India261:29,502,515369,827
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Balalu (590) may also be a first name.

Balalu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balalu (Hindi: बलालू, Marathi: बललु, Oriya: ବଲଲୁ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Balalu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balalu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,239,697th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The last name Balalu is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Balalu live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 344,405th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 590 people.

This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 615,600. In Tanzania Balalu is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 99 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balalu in the Oriya language
ବଲଲୁbalalu-
Balalu in the Hindi language
बलालूbalalu52.38
बललूbalalu26.19
बललुbalalu11.9
बलालुbalalu4.76
बल्लूballu2.38
बबलूbabalu2.38
Balalu in the Marathi language
बललुbalalu33.33
बललूbalalu26.67
बाळलूbalalu20
जेबललूjebalalu13.33
बाळळुbalalu6.67

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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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  • 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 Balalu
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