Balamu Surname

414,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Malawi

Balamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3281:119,02211,368
Indonesia1621:816,35361,944
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
India241:31,961,058386,265
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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 more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Balamu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balamu? popularity and diffusion

Balamu is the 414,183rd most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,665,334 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Balamu are found; 39 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 199,714th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 1,513 people.

The last name Balamu is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 119,022. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 18 percent are found, Buyende District, where 12 percent are found and Kaliro District, where 11 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and Malawi, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balamu in the Marathi language
बालमुbalamu88.89
बाळमूbalamu11.11
Balamu in the Hindi language
बलमूbalamu50
बालमूbalamu30
बालमुbalamu20
Balamu in the Oriya language
ବାଲସୁbalasu50
ବଳମୁbalamu50
Balamu in the Russian language
Баламуbalamu-

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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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  • 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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