Balambe Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Balambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda721:542,21230,029
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India81:95,883,173728,828

Balambe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balambe (Marathi: बाळंबे) occurs most in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balambe? popularity and diffusion

Balambe is the 1,839,022nd most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Balambe live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Balambe is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 542,212. In Uganda Balambe is primarily concentrated in: Namutumba District, where 38 percent live, Luuka District, where 17 percent live and Bugiri District, where 10 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balambe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balambe in the Marathi language
बाळंबेbalambe66.67
बळंबेbalambe16.67
बलंबेbalambe16.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balambe
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