Balekane Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Balekane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Balekane (280) may also be a first name.
Balekane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balekane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balekane is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balekane? popularity and diffusion
Balekane is the 2,876,555th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Balekane are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Balekane is also the 530,161st most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 280 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Beside The DR Congo it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 7 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Balekane
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