Balbu Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Balbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India121:63,922,115578,870
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Bâlbu (1) are calculated separately.

Balbu (115) may also be a first name.

Balbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balbu (Hindi: बल्बू, Marathi: बाबु) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Bâlbu. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balbu? popularity and diffusion

Balbu is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Balbu are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 873,022nd most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 115 people.

This surname is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India it is most common in: Madhya Pradesh, where 83 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent live and Telangana, where 8 percent live. Aside from India Balbu exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 14 percent live and Argentina, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bâlbu931/
Balbus91291/
Balbuz918/
Balbou916/
Balbuś911/
Balbuu911/
Balbau911/
Balbous83201/
Balbaud8332/
Balboux8310/
Balbout834/
Balbuch832/
Balbaus831/
Balbouh831/
Ballbus830/
Walbu8018/
Balwu801/
Balbouth772/
Balbusch771/
Balbauch770/
Balbucht770/
Bolbut7348/
Balboo7312/
Bolbus739/
Balbão737/
Balwau736/
Wailbu735/
Balvus733/
Vallbu733/
Valbhu732/
Balwut731/
Balboe731/
Balvuy731/
Bolbeu731/
Walbut730/
Baulbault711/
Valbush6714/
Walbush679/
Boulbou674/
Vallbhu673/
Bolbuhs671/
Wahlbut671/
Walbout670/

Balbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balbu in the Marathi language
बाबुbabu-
Balbu in the Hindi language
बल्बूbalbu84.21
बलबूbalabu10.53
बालबुआbalabu'a5.26

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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 Balbu
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