Balanto Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Balanto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balanto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Balanto (157) may also be a first name.

Balanto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balanto (Hindi: बलन्तो) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balanto? popularity and diffusion

Balanto is the 3,432,070th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Balanto occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Balanto live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 732,696th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 157 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Taraba, where 86 percent are found, Lagos, where 11 percent are found and Adamawa, where 4 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Balanto occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 3 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balianto9346/
Baleanto9335/
Balantou937/
Balantos931/
Ballantou881/
Balanta8615,810/
Balamto86964/
Balonto86134/
Walanto8653/
Valanto8629/
Bolanto8626/
Belanto8610/
Balliantos821/
Valianto80206/
Balantad80143/
Balantha8054/
Walianto8045/
Balyanta8018/
Balantas8014/
Ballanta8010/
Bhalanta803/
Bolantos802/
Baulanta801/
Mpalanto801/
Wualianto75142/
Vallianto7563/
Valiantos753/
Valanta71282/
Bolanta71247/
Volanto7152/
Walanta7117/
Wolanto714/
Belanta713/
Valliantos712/
Balonta711/
Belonto711/
Bolonto711/
Balamta711/
Belianta67282/
Vallanta67102/
Valantas6733/
Vuolanto6728/
Walianta6710/
Walantas677/
Valianta672/
Belyanta671/
Baloumto671/
Valamtou671/
Mpalanta671/
Wallanta670/

Balanto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balanto in the Hindi language
बलन्तोbalanto-

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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 Balanto
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