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 more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Balegu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balegu? popularity and diffusion
Balegu is the 1,374,607th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Balegu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Balegu is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 339,369. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 60 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 35 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
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
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