Balefe Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Balefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast291:795,56021,349
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404

Balefe (126) may also be a first name.

Balefe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balefe is found most in The Ivory Coast. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balefe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Balefe is the 3,432,070th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Balefe are found; 30 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 126 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 795,560. In The Ivory Coast Balefe is most numerous in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 66 percent are found, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 31 percent are found and Woroba District, where 3 percent are found. Besides The Ivory Coast it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Balefe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baleife921/
Balef917/
Bolefe83571/
Baleev83364/
Balefi83162/
Balafe8349/
Belefe8333/
Balefa8323/
Walefe8318/
Valefe8316/
Baleew8311/
Baylef8310/
Ballef839/
Balife836/
Baleff833/
Bealef831/
Bailef831/
Waleffe77134/
Baileff7733/
Balleev7724/
Bayleff7722/
Baleffi7711/
Bayleaf776/
Belefeh774/
Valeife774/
Balefio774/
Balheev772/
Batleev772/
Baylefs771/
Baylief771/
Bailafe771/
Baleefa771/
Vallefe771/
Belefee771/
Balafeh771/
Balaefi771/
Valefeh771/
Walefea771/
Walefei771/
Beylefe771/
Wallefe771/
Walefer771/
Balheew771/
Bhaleew771/
Batleff770/
Ballief770/
Batleft770/
Balew735,175/
Balev732,646/
Balif7327/
Bolef7320/
Baleb7319/
Valef735/
Bayliffe71150/
Bollefer7164/
Waleafea7119/
Bailiffe717/
Baylieff716/
Boulefed713/
Baytleev712/
Balitfer711/
Bahaleev711/
Beitlefe711/
Bel'efee711/
Wallefer711/
Waleffer711/
Bailieff710/
Battleff710/
Balliffe710/
Valeev6729,019/
Ballew6711,159/
Baleva672,233/
Baliev67928/
Ballif67923/
Balifa67412/
Bolefa67280/
Boleev67223/
Baliff67125/
Balifi6793/
Valeff6775/
Balofi6750/
Bailev6740/
Valefi6716/
Baylev6715/
Balafi6714/
Baylif6713/
Baliew6713/
Walife6713/
Batlev6712/
Boulef6712/
Balafy679/
Ballhöfer678/
Bailif676/
Bailew676/
Bolofe675/
Vallef674/
Valeew673/
Ballev673/
Walefi673/
Balevs673/
Volefe672/
Baalif672/
Baleib672/
Bollhefer671/
Belofe671/
Baslev671/
Balhev671/
Baalev671/
Belefi671/
Balify671/
Boulefeat671/
Wallefhey671/
Walefy671/
Ualife671/
Wolefe670/
Baleyw670/

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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 Balefe
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