Balawo Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Balawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Balawo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Balawo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Balawo is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balawo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,394,033rd most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Balawo are found; 42 percent are found in Central Africa and 42 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Barring The DR Congo it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and The Philippines, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balyawo9246/
Baliawo9231/
Bailawo921/
Baleawo921/
Balawoy921/
Balawou921/
Balawod921/
Balyaawo861/
Balawa83948/
Balabo83221/
Balowo8376/
Belawo833/
Balavo833/
Balewo832/
Balaibo77110/
Balabou7784/
Baliabo7762/
Balaboi7726/
Balyabo7723/
Balahwa7720/
Balaybo7719/
Baliawa7718/
Ballabo779/
Balawad778/
Balgowo777/
Baleawa776/
Bhalawa772/
Ballawa772/
Valawuo771/
Balaewa771/
Balavoh771/
Bailabo771/
Bailewo771/
Balawah771/
Bolawoy771/
Balaboj771/
Balajwa771/
Bailawa771/
Ballowo770/
Baylaywood751/
Bahlaiwa71241/
Balhabou7118/
Baliavoy719/
Balaswad719/
Bailgawa711/
Balaawah711/
Ballabou711/
Balahabo711/
Bailawad711/
Batlawad711/
Balaba6717,203/
Balowa673,024/
Balova672,616/
Baleva672,233/
Bolawa67929/
Balewa67680/
Balobo67579/
Belawa67171/
Bolabo67161/
Balava67130/
Baloba67129/
Balová67120/
Valavo6713/
Bolowo6711/
Valabo678/
Belewo674/
Balevo674/
Baliahabo674/
Bolavo672/
Battlawad671/
Bhallawat671/
Balôba671/
Bolewo671/
Balyahabo671/
Ballaswad671/
Ballahboi671/
Balasswad671/

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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 Balawo
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