Balefi Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Balefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana721:30,3746,067
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989

Balefi (39) may also be a first name.

Balefi Last Name Facts

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

Balefi occurs in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balefi? popularity and diffusion

Balefi is the 1,364,059th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Balefi live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 39 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Botswana, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 30,374. Outside of Botswana this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 43 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baleffi9211/
Balefio924/
Balaefi921/
Balifi8393/
Balofi8350/
Balefe8333/
Balefa8323/
Valefi8316/
Balafi8314/
Walefi833/
Belefi831/
Balifio77774/
Beleffi77438/
Vahlefi77107/
Balaifi777/
Valefhi773/
Baliffi771/
Baloffi771/
Balafih771/
Walefei771/
Balifit771/
Balafie771/
Wallefi771/
Baleife771/
Baleefa771/
Vallefi771/
Vaslefi771/
Belefhi771/
Boulefis711/
Bolefe67571/
Balifa67412/
Bolefa67280/
Belafi6786/
Bolifi6775/
Balafe6749/
Bélafi6746/
Bolofi6745/
Belefe6733/
Walefe6718/
Belofi6717/
Valefe6716/
Balafy679/
Walifi676/
Balife676/
Belifi671/
Balify671/
Walefy671/

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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 Balefi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis