Balawa Surname
Approximately 948 people bear this surname
Balawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 508 | 1:199,288 | 31,481 |
| Tanzania | 233 | 1:227,217 | 18,851 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Balawa (72) may also be a first name.
Balawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balawa (Marathi: बलवा, Oriya: ବାଲୱା) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Balawa is the 377,044th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,687,285 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Balawa reside; 54 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 53 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Balawa is also the 1,143,416th most common first name at a global level It is held by 72 people.
The last name Balawa is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 508 people, or 1 in 199,288. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 52 percent reside, Davao Region, where 42 percent reside and Cagayan Valley, where 3 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines Balawa occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balawa in the Marathi language | ||
| बलवा | balava | - |
| Balawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଲୱା | balawa | 50 |
| ବଲୱା | balawa | 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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- 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 Balawa
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