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 found most frequently in The Philippines. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Balawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Balawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 377,044th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,687,285 people. Balawa occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Balawa reside; 54 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 53 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,143,416th most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 72 people.
The last name Balawa is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 508 people, or 1 in 199,288. In The Philippines it is most common in: Soccsksargen, where 52 percent reside, Davao Region, where 42 percent reside and Cagayan Valley, where 3 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this last name exists 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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