Balavu Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Balavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1211:67,3868,792
England71:7,959,723202,100
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Balavu (27) may also be a first name.

Balavu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balavu (Marathi: बाळवु) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Balavu.

How Common Is The Last Name Balavu? popularity and diffusion

Balavu is the 1,558,593rd most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Balavu live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Balavu is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 27 people.

The last name Balavu is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 67,386. In Papua New Guinea Balavu is most frequent in: Central, where 51 percent live and National Capital District, where 48 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balavuz9211/
Balavau927/
Balavut921/
Bailavau861/
Balabu83410/
Valavu83149/
Balawu8334/
Walavu831/
Balabou7784/
Balabus7742/
Balabui7715/
Balabuh7714/
Ballawu7713/
Balampu7712/
Bhelavu7710/
Vallavu775/
Baliabu774/
Bealawu773/
Belavou772/
Balabut772/
Balabuy772/
Bailawu771/
Valavou771/
Ballevu771/
Balabuś771/
Balawou771/
Balabau771/
Balabuch71264/
Balabaud71136/
Balabust7134/
Balabous7125/
Balhabou7118/
Balabhau718/
Valavous718/
Balabuha715/
Balampou714/
Balatbeu711/
Balabhuj711/
Balahawu711/
Ballahwu711/
Balabutt711/
Balamphu711/
Ballabou711/
Walabu67906/
Belawu67451/
Walawu6768/
Bolawu6710/
Balowu677/
Bhalabhuj676/
Balobu674/
Balewu674/
Ballabust673/
Valabu673/

Balavu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balavu in the Marathi language
बाळवुbalavu50
बालवुbalavu25
बाळवूbalavu25

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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 Balavu
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