Balawen Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Balawen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 219 | 1:462,275 | 56,092 |
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Balawen (16) may also be a first name.
Balawen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balawen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balawen is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Balawen.
How Common Is The Last Name Balawen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Balawen is the 928,396th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Balawen live; 77 percent live in Southeast Asia and 77 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 16 people.
It is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 462,275. In The Philippines it is most common in: Ilocos, where 55 percent live, Cordillera Administrative Region, where 34 percent live and Cagayan Valley, where 5 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
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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 Balawen
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