Balefo Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Balefo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
Balefo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balefo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balefo is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balefo? popularity and diffusion
Balefo is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Balefo live; 83 percent live in Central Africa and 83 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Balefo is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Aside from The DR Congo Balefo exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balhefo | 92 | 10 | / |
| Balefou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bolefo | 83 | 605 | / |
| Balofo | 83 | 94 | / |
| Belefo | 83 | 85 | / |
| Balefa | 83 | 23 | / |
| Balafo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Balifou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Balefaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balepho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Valiefo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Valhefo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belefoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vallefo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Valefod | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baleefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vallefod | 71 | 10 | / |
| Balhepho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boulefou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bolofo | 67 | 1,680 | / |
| Balafa | 67 | 431 | / |
| Balifa | 67 | 412 | / |
| Bolefa | 67 | 280 | / |
| Bolifo | 67 | 165 | / |
| Balofa | 67 | 52 | / |
| Belofo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Belafo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Belifo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Belefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bolafo | 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 Balefo
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