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) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balav? popularity and diffusion
Balav is the 207,582nd most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,654,737 people. The last name Balav occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Balav are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 565,047th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 249 people.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 1,985 people, or 1 in 386,431. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 99 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 0 percent reside and Delhi, where 0 percent reside. Outside of India Balav exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 0 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.
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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