Balegu Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Balegu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 156 | 1:339,369 | 25,249 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Balegu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balegu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balegu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balegu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,374,607th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. Balegu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Balegu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 339,369. In Tanzania Balegu is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 60 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 35 percent live and Arusha Region, where 3 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balegou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ballegu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Balegudd | 86 | 4 | / |
| Baleigau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Baleangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Belegu | 83 | 781 | / |
| Balogu | 83 | 409 | / |
| Balagu | 83 | 56 | / |
| Walegu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Baligu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Baligou | 77 | 56 | / |
| Baligud | 77 | 16 | / |
| Baligau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Baloguh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bailagu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boilegu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belegou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baligout | 71 | 118 | / |
| Ballogou | 71 | 30 | / |
| Baligush | 71 | 15 | / |
| Baligaud | 71 | 12 | / |
| Balaghau | 71 | 4 | / |
| Beauligu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baluingu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balogouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Belagu | 67 | 81 | / |
| Baillagou | 67 | 30 | / |
| Waligu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Baligoust | 67 | 22 | / |
| Valigu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ballegooy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bologu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bolagu | 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 Balegu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis