Balavi Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Balavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 174 | 1:4,408,422 | 115,606 |
| Iran | 72 | 1:1,066,424 | 48,180 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Balaví (1) are calculated separately.
Balavi (152) may also be a first name.
Balavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balavi (Hindi: बलवी, Marathi: बळवी, Oriya: ବଲଭା) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Balaví. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balavi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Balavi is the 998,609th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. Balavi is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Balavi reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 746,252nd most commonly used first name globally, held by 152 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 4,408,422. In India Balavi is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent live, Karnataka, where 2 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Excluding India this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 28 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balavi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balavi in the Hindi language | ||
| बलवी | balavi | 91.67 |
| बालवी | balavi | 8.33 |
| Balavi in the Marathi language | ||
| बळवी | balavi | 52.02 |
| बाळवी | balavi | 34.68 |
| बलवी | balavi | 3.23 |
| भलावी | bhalavi | 2.42 |
| वळवी | valavi | 2.42 |
| बळिव | baliva | 1.61 |
| बाळावी | balavi | 0.81 |
| बलावी | balavi | 0.81 |
| बालावी | balavi | 0.81 |
| भलािव | bhalaiva | 0.81 |
| बलिव | baliva | 0.4 |
| Balavi in the Oriya language | ||
| ବଲଭା | balabha | 50 |
| ବଲବୀ | balabi | 50 |
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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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