Balaou Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Balaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 38 | 1:505,053 | 13,208 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Balaou (35) may also be a first name.
Balaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balaou has its highest incidence in Niger. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Balaou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balaou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Balaou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Balaou reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Balaou is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 35 people.
Balaou is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 505,053. In Niger Balaou is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 53 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 37 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 9 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Balaou
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