Balekani Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Balekani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Balekani (239) may also be a first name.
Balekani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balekani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balekani is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balekani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Balekani occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Balekani are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Balekani is also the 578,640th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 239 people.
It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Balekani is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 33 percent live, Gauteng, where 33 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 17 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baelekani | 94 | 21 | / |
| Balekanyi | 94 | 4 | / |
| Bahlekani | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ballekani | 94 | 1 | / |
| Balikani | 88 | 48 | / |
| Balekane | 88 | 46 | / |
| Balekana | 88 | 29 | / |
| Balakani | 88 | 19 | / |
| Belekani | 88 | 17 | / |
| Bolekani | 88 | 2 | / |
| Walekani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Balekany | 88 | 1 | / |
| Balekeni | 88 | 1 | / |
| Balokani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Balgehkhani | 84 | 1 | / |
| Balakhani | 82 | 727 | / |
| Baalakani | 82 | 39 | / |
| Balajkani | 82 | 8 | / |
| Balakanyi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Balikhani | 82 | 4 | / |
| Bahlakani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Waledkhani | 78 | 4 | / |
| Balakhanei | 78 | 2 | / |
| Balakhanie | 78 | 1 | / |
| Valedkhani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Balakhaniy | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mpalekanyi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bolakani | 75 | 162 | / |
| Bolekana | 75 | 141 | / |
| Belekane | 75 | 30 | / |
| Balakane | 75 | 21 | / |
| Balokane | 75 | 9 | / |
| Balikana | 75 | 9 | / |
| Balakoni | 75 | 2 | / |
| Belakani | 75 | 2 | / |
| Belikani | 75 | 2 | / |
| Balaconi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bolekane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Balikeni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Belekoni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Walekana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Walikani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baleikanych | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ballaqeni | 71 | 63 | / |
| Valikhani | 71 | 56 | / |
| Balakhane | 71 | 25 | / |
| Belakanyi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Bholakani | 71 | 14 | / |
| Balekonys | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ballikana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Belakhani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Valekhana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhelakani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Belikhani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balacanoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ballikane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balikonhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boulekane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balakhaneh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ballikhana | 67 | 8 | / |
| Balekgonne | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bahalikane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Balakhanne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpohlekani | 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
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- 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 Balekani
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