Balawu Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Balawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Balawu (42) may also be a first name.
Balawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balawu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balawu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,373,373rd most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Balawu reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Balawu is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 42 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Balawu is mostly found in: Oyo, where 40 percent live, Yobe, where 32 percent live and Osun, where 16 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballawu | 92 | 13 | / |
| Bealawu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Balawou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bailawu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ballahwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Balahawu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Belawu | 83 | 451 | / |
| Balabu | 83 | 410 | / |
| Balavu | 83 | 132 | / |
| Bolawu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Balowu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Balewu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Balabou | 77 | 84 | / |
| Balabui | 77 | 15 | / |
| Balabuh | 77 | 14 | / |
| Balavuz | 77 | 11 | / |
| Balavau | 77 | 7 | / |
| Baliabu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Balabuy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Beliawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balabau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beilawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balavut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balhabou | 71 | 18 | / |
| Balabhau | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ballabou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bailavau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balabhuj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valavu | 67 | 149 | / |
| Belewu | 67 | 111 | / |
| Bhalabhuj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bolewu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Balobu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Valabu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Belowu | 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 Balawu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis