Balawia Surname
Approximately 953 people bear this surname
Balawia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Balawia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balawia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balawia occurs more in Togo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Balawia.
How Common Is The Last Name Balawia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 375,572nd most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,646,953 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Balawia reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Balawia is most common in Togo, where it is carried by 945 people, or 1 in 7,670. Beside Togo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walawia | 86 | 64 | / |
| Balavia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Balabia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Balavija | 80 | 63 | / |
| Bhalavija | 75 | 4 | / |
| Balavijay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wahalawiat | 71 | 40 | / |
| Balabio | 71 | 25 | / |
| Walabia | 71 | 19 | / |
| Belavia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Balevia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Balabya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Balavya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valavia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ballabio | 67 | 6,239 | / |
| Baalobia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baloivia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ballavio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valavias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valaviah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valaivia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valasvia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boulavia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Balawia
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