Balamwe Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Balamwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Balamwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balamwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balamwe is found most in Benin. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balamwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Balamwe live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Balamwe is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 50 percent are found and Donga Department, where 50 percent are found. Beside Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Togo, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balahamwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Balambe | 86 | 101 | / |
| Balanwe | 86 | 8 | / |
| Balamue | 86 | 7 | / |
| Balemwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Balamwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ballamue | 80 | 7 | / |
| Baleambe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Balombe | 71 | 780 | / |
| Balambi | 71 | 134 | / |
| Valambe | 71 | 79 | / |
| Bolambe | 71 | 28 | / |
| Balyahamwa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Balonwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bolambea | 67 | 34 | / |
| Baloumbe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Balambai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Balonwee | 67 | 14 | / |
| Balyamui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balemway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bailombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balambay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balaambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valambhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valhambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bholambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balambui | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Balamwe
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