Balebu Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Balebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1901:696,04854,032
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Balebu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balebu is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balebu? popularity and diffusion

Balebu is the 1,052,587th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Balebu reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 696,048. In Indonesia Balebu is most prevalent in: Central Sulawesi, where 73 percent are found, North Sulawesi, where 14 percent are found and South Sulawesi, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balebus9215/
Balebou921/
Balibu83467/
Balabu83410/
Bolebu83171/
Belebu83132/
Balobu834/
Balewu834/
Balabui7715/
Balabuh7714/
Balewou7712/
Balibou7711/
Vallebu777/
Baliabu774/
Balabuy772/
Belebou771/
Balabau771/
Ballevu771/
Balhabou7118/
Balabhau718/
Ballobou711/
Vallebhu711/
Ballabou711/
Balibuhe711/
Valibu6710/
Bhalabhuj676/
Bolewu675/
Walewu673/
Belabu672/
Walevu671/
Bolobu671/
Belobu671/
Boullebou671/
Walibu671/
Valevu671/
Baliwu671/

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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 Balebu
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