Balamb Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Balamb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balamb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Balamb (6) may also be a first name.

Balamb Last Name Facts

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

Balamb is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balamb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Balamb occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Balamb reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Balamb is also the 4,967,096th most numerous first name globally It is held by 6 people.

The surname Balamb is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 67 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 33 percent are found. Barring Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balambh9213/
Ballamb921/
Bhalambh861/
Balemb8340/
Valamb8329/
Walamb8320/
Bolamb8311/
Belamb837/
Balanb834/
Balomb831/
Vhalamb777/
Balampe774/
Bhalachimb752/
Belomb6727/
Belemb6712/
Walamp675/
Balanv672/
Volamb671/
Balonb671/
Bolomb671/
Valanb671/
Beaulhamp671/
Balyombowa631/
Balompe6268/
Wailamp621/
Wallamp620/
Balanff620/
Vallanbh571/
Belomp502/
Volanb501/
Belemp501/

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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 Balamb
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