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
The surname Baleke (Marathi: बाळेके, Oriya: ବାେଲେକ) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Baleke click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Baleke? popularity and diffusion
Baleke is the 71,946th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,062,634 people. The surname Baleke is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Baleke live; 76 percent live in Central Africa and 76 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 169,888th most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 1,983 people.
This last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 5,233 people, or 1 in 14,118. Excluding The DR Congo this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.
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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