Balama Surname
Approximately 7,933 people bear this surname
Balama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,620 | 1:14,625 | 1,907 |
| Nigeria | 2,265 | 1:78,209 | 5,571 |
| Chad | 674 | 1:20,166 | 2,465 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Cameroon | 233 | 1:89,138 | 10,727 |
| India | 172 | 1:4,459,682 | 116,397 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Kenya | 89 | 1:518,875 | 25,986 |
| Burkina Faso | 76 | 1:241,475 | 4,792 |
| Turkey | 58 | 1:1,341,749 | 54,680 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| Latvia | 34 | 1:60,295 | 9,027 |
| Philippines | 30 | 1:3,374,607 | 147,509 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Guatemala | 9 | 1:1,786,963 | 6,100 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Balama (4,148) may also be a first name.
Balama Demographics
Balama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Balama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balama (Hindi: बलमा, Marathi: बालमा, Oriya: ବାଲମା, Russian: Балама) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 63,169th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 918,637 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Balama live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 107,916th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 4,148 people.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,620 people, or 1 in 14,625. In Tanzania Balama is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 50 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and Chad, where 8 percent are found.
Balama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Balama surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balama in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଲମା | balama | 80.4 |
| ବାଲାମା | balama | 12.7 |
| ବଲମା | balama | 4.54 |
| ବାଳମା | balama | 0.54 |
| ବାଳାମା | balama | 0.45 |
| ବଳମା | balama | 0.27 |
| ବଳରାମ | balarama | 0.18 |
| ବାେଲମା | baelama | 0.18 |
| ରାମାୟା | ramaya | 0.09 |
| କାଲାମା | kalama | 0.09 |
| ବୁବାଲାମା | bubalama | 0.09 |
| ବଲାମା | balama | 0.09 |
| େବଲାମା | ebalama | 0.09 |
| ବଲମ | balama | 0.09 |
| ବାଳାମି | balami | 0.09 |
| Balama in the Hindi language | ||
| बलमा | balama | 73.62 |
| बालमा | balama | 26.01 |
| बालमाा | balamaa | 0.18 |
| Balama in the Marathi language | ||
| बालमा | balama | 35.71 |
| बालामा | balama | 28.57 |
| बाळामा | balama | 7.14 |
| बल | bala | 7.14 |
| बाळमा | balama | 7.14 |
| अलताब | alataba | 7.14 |
| बाला | bala | 7.14 |
| Balama in the Russian language | ||
| Балама | balama | - |
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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 Balama
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