Balamu Surname
Approximately 841 people bear this surname
Balamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 328 | 1:119,022 | 11,368 |
| Indonesia | 162 | 1:816,353 | 61,944 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Balamu (1,513) may also be a first name.
Balamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balamu (Hindi: बलमू, Marathi: बालमु, Oriya: ବାଲସୁ, Russian: Баламу) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balamu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 414,183rd most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,665,334 people. The last name Balamu occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Balamu reside; 39 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Balamu is also the 199,714th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 1,513 people.
Balamu is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 119,022. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Wakiso District, where 18 percent are found, Buyende District, where 12 percent are found and Kaliro District, where 11 percent are found. Beside Uganda Balamu exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and Malawi, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balamu in the Marathi language | ||
| बालमु | balamu | 88.89 |
| बाळमू | balamu | 11.11 |
| Balamu in the Hindi language | ||
| बलमू | balamu | 50 |
| बालमू | balamu | 30 |
| बालमु | balamu | 20 |
| Balamu in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଲସୁ | balasu | 50 |
| ବଳମୁ | balamu | 50 |
| Balamu in the Russian language | ||
| Баламу | balamu | - |
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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 Balamu
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