Balefi Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Balefi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | 1:1,098,630 | 25,989 |
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
The last name Balefi is held by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balefi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,364,059th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname Balefi occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Balefi live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Balefi is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 39 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Botswana, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 30,374. Other than Botswana it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 43 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baleffi | 92 | 11 | / |
| Balefio | 92 | 4 | / |
| Balaefi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Balifi | 83 | 93 | / |
| Balofi | 83 | 50 | / |
| Balefe | 83 | 33 | / |
| Balefa | 83 | 23 | / |
| Valefi | 83 | 16 | / |
| Balafi | 83 | 14 | / |
| Walefi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Belefi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Balifio | 77 | 774 | / |
| Beleffi | 77 | 438 | / |
| Vahlefi | 77 | 107 | / |
| Balaifi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Valefhi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Baliffi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baloffi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balafih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walefei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balifit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balafie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wallefi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baleife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baleefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vallefi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaslefi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belefhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boulefis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bolefe | 67 | 571 | / |
| Balifa | 67 | 412 | / |
| Bolefa | 67 | 280 | / |
| Belafi | 67 | 86 | / |
| Bolifi | 67 | 75 | / |
| Balafe | 67 | 49 | / |
| Bélafi | 67 | 46 | / |
| Bolofi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Belefe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Walefe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Belofi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Valefe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Balafy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Walifi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Balife | 67 | 6 | / |
| Belifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balify | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walefy | 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 Balefi
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