Baleke Surname
Approximately 6,858 people bear this surname
Baleke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 5,233 | 1:14,118 | 1,754 |
| Uganda | 1,420 | 1:27,492 | 3,815 |
| Tanzania | 137 | 1:386,435 | 27,768 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Baleke (1,983) may also be a first name.
Baleke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baleke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Baleke (Marathi: बाळेके, Oriya: ବାେଲେକ) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Baleke? popularity and diffusion
Baleke is the 71,946th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,062,634 people. The surname Baleke occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Baleke reside; 76 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 169,888th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 1,983 people.
Baleke is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 5,233 people, or 1 in 14,118. Aside from The DR Congo this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Baleke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Baleke in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାେଲେକ | baeleka | - |
| Baleke in the Marathi language | ||
| बाळेके | baleke | - |
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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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- 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 Baleke
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