Balav Surname
Approximately 1,994 people bear this surname
Balav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,985 | 1:386,431 | 20,602 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
Balav (249) may also be a first name.
Balav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balav Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balav (Hindi: बलव, Marathi: बळव, Russian: Балав) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Balav click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balav? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 207,582nd most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,654,737 people. The last name Balav occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Balav reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 565,047th most widespread first name on earth, held by 249 people.
The last name is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 1,985 people, or 1 in 386,431. In India Balav is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 99 percent live, Maharashtra, where 0 percent live and Delhi, where 0 percent live. Apart from India it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 0 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balav in the Hindi language | ||
| बलव | balava | 50 |
| बलवन्त | balavanta | 8.33 |
| बालावती | balavati | 8.33 |
| बालाव | balava | 8.33 |
| बलल्भ | balalbha | 8.33 |
| बालव | balava | 8.33 |
| बलवीर | balavira | 8.33 |
| Balav in the Marathi language | ||
| बळव | balava | 35.29 |
| बालव | balava | 29.41 |
| बाळव | balava | 17.65 |
| बलव | balava | 11.76 |
| बालाव | balava | 5.88 |
| Balav in the Russian language | ||
| Балав | balav | - |
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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
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- 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 Balav
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