Balaw Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Balaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 109 | 1:928,791 | 82,877 |
| Iran | 32 | 1:2,399,454 | 79,639 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Balaw (159) may also be a first name.
Balaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balaw (Hindi: बलवा) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balaw? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,235,409th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Balaw reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 40 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Balaw is also the 727,628th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 159 people.
Balaw is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 928,791. In The Philippines Balaw is most prevalent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 31 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 25 percent are found and Mimaropa, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 17 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
Balaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Balaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Balaw last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balaw in the Hindi language | ||
| बलवा | balava | - |
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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 Balaw
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