Balela Surname
Approximately 5,172 people bear this surname
Balela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,913 | 1:18,881 | 2,375 |
| Philippines | 554 | 1:182,740 | 29,349 |
| Tanzania | 435 | 1:121,705 | 11,552 |
| Indonesia | 98 | 1:1,349,482 | 93,150 |
| South Africa | 79 | 1:685,794 | 49,549 |
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Balela (174) may also be a first name.
Balela Demographics
Average Balela Salary in
United States
$41,078 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Balela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balela (Hindi: बलेला, Marathi: बाळेला) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 92,397th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,409,038 people. The last name Balela is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Balela are found; 77 percent are found in Central Africa and 77 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Balela is also the 692,220th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 174 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 3,913 people, or 1 in 18,881. Beside The DR Congo Balela occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 11 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.
Balela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Balela has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Balela last name increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Balela Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Balela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.61% less than the national average, earning R 93,600 per year and in United States they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $41,078 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balela in the Hindi language | ||
| बलेला | balela | - |
| Balela in the Marathi language | ||
| बाळेला | balela | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Balela
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis