Balapi Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Balapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Balapi (52) may also be a first name.

Balapi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balapi is found in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balapi? popularity and diffusion

Balapi is the 2,843,861st most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Balapi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Balapi are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 52 people.

The last name Balapi is most commonly occurring in Botswana, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 49,703. Without taking into account Botswana Balapi exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balapai928/
Balapei927/
Balaapi923/
Bhalapi922/
Batlhapi8628/
Balatpai861/
Balopi83385/
Bolapi83119/
Walapi8357/
Valapi8341/
Balapa8332/
Balape8315/
Balepi834/
Belapi831/
Baitlhapi801/
Balappa772,376/
Vallapi7780/
Bhalape778/
Belaphi776/
Bhalapa773/
Valaphi772/
Walapai772/
Ballapa771/
Balaper771/
Belapui771/
Valapei771/
Baelepi771/
Balaupe771/
Balepie771/
Balaped771/
Valappi771/
Balapeer7125/
Ballappa7119/
Wailaphi7111/
Bailappa716/
Baalappa715/
Batlhopi714/
Bhalappa713/
Bhalaupe711/
Baalgopi711/
Ballapaa711/
Balapaya711/
Wallapai710/
Walapa67527/
Valapa67122/
Batlhophi6794/
Balepe6771/
Walape6760/
Valape6748/
Balopa6743/
Belape6734/
Baylapağa6723/
Bolape6723/
Balope679/
Walopi678/
Volapi675/
Bolapa672/
Bolopi672/
Belapy671/
Baitlhopi671/
Bhailappa671/
Vallapith671/
Valapy671/

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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 Balapi
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