Baleku Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Baleku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baleku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Baleku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Baleku Come From? nationality or country of origin

Baleku has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Baleku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Baleku are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 1,394,260. In Uganda Baleku is mostly found in: Maracha District, where 82 percent live, Arua District, where 4 percent live and Budaka District, where 4 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balekou92230/
Balekuu921/
Balleku921/
Ballekou863/
Beleku83315/
Balaku8374/
Boleku8368/
Baloku8364/
Baliku8313/
Balecu831/
Balescu77569/
Balikou77472/
Balakau77103/
Balloku7769/
Balakcu7728/
Bhalaku7718/
Balikau777/
Valleku771/
Balliku771/
Valekou771/
Baluiku771/
Balecou771/
Balyaku771/
Bolekou771/
Baliaku771/
Bailescu71214/
Baliakou7143/
Balescut7122/
Boulekou7116/
Ballokou711/
Balakhuh711/
Balikó67504/
Boloku67166/
Beloku6744/
Boliku6717/
Beliku678/
Belaku674/
Bailakkhu674/
Balicu673/
Balykó672/
Bolaku672/
Bhalakheu671/
Boulekous671/
Voleku671/

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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 Baleku
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