Balele Surname

68,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Balele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,1641:10,2521,321
DR Congo1,2111:61,0077,267
Nigeria3351:528,78426,031
South Africa1891:286,65527,999
Papua New Guinea1091:74,8059,807
Zambia581:273,27515,977
Niger461:417,21811,489
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Balele (2,959) may also be a first name.

Balele Last Name Facts

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

Balele (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻠﻞ, Marathi: बळेळे) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 68,821st most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,010,195 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Balele reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 133,247th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 2,959 people.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,164 people, or 1 in 10,252. In Tanzania Balele is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 29 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 21 percent live and Geita Region, where 17 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Balele Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Balele earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 52.26% less than the national average, earning R 113,448 per year and in United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bailele92204/
Ballele9233/
Baulele9211/
Baletle924/
Baleleh924/
Baleled923/
Baliele922/
Baleley920/
Baleles920/
Baillele86536/
Bahlehle8655/
Bhaleler861/
Bahalele861/
Bailiele861/
Balela835,172/
Balole831,857/
Walele831,146/
Bolele83997/
Baleli83521/
Belele83506/
Valele83378/
Balale83337/
Balile83108/
Balely8313/
Balhel833/
Baleal832/
Baleyl831/
Batlel831/
Balyle830/
Baleil830/
Bailleule802/
Bailleele801/
Batillele801/
Bhalole77919/
Balalle77704/
Balleli77631/
Belelie77339/
Baliles77300/
Ballela77159/
Balilea7792/
Balelis7778/
Baloley7776/
Balaile7775/
Baleliy7769/
Ballale7757/
Balisle7755/
Ballole7750/
Baliela7747/
Baleili7740/
Belelei7728/
Balolei7727/
Botlele7722/
Boulele7721/
Baluile7721/
Ballile7716/
Balhale7714/
Belalle7713/
Baleela7713/
Balalee7711/
Valeles779/
Baliley778/
Beliele777/
Bhalile777/
Bhalela776/
Bailely775/
Baileyl775/
Baleloa775/
Balaale775/
Baulela775/
Vaalele774/
Balolea774/
Baileli774/
Bhaleli773/
Wailele773/
Balelio773/
Wallele772/
Beleleu772/
Balolle772/
Ballely772/
Baleila772/
Beilele771/
Batleli771/
Balyale771/
Baalela771/
Walelei771/
Vailele771/
Bahleul771/
Bolelei771/
Valelei771/
Waleele771/
Belalee771/
Boilele771/
Balaleu771/
Balaley771/
Balleil771/
Baleily771/
Balelai771/
Balelay771/
Balelia771/
Baileul771/
Bahleli771/
Bohlele771/
Whalele771/
Balileu771/
Boleler770/
Valeley770/
Vallele770/
Batlell770/
Waleler770/
Balesly770/
Boleley770/
Bailleul719,213/
Ballesil71289/
Valeille71164/
Valleley71112/
Boleyley7175/
Wale'ele7125/
Mphalele7119/
Ballolle7112/
Batlelli7111/
Baillely718/
Baillela718/
Baleilay717/
Bealiles715/
Boullele715/
Bohlehle714/
Bhahlela712/
Ballettl712/
Valealhe712/
Balailes712/
Balisley711/
Valliele711/
Belallee711/
Valelets711/
Wahalele711/
Bailleil711/
Bailleli711/
Balayleh711/
Bailelay710/
Bolesley710/
Balileth710/
Whaleley710/
Balili6710,982/
Walela675,589/
Balila674,986/
Bolela671,703/
Beleli671,359/
Valela671,144/
Boleli671,137/
Balali67875/
Belale67781/
Valeli67456/
Bolale67373/
Valile67239/
Walile67171/
Volele6728/
Balail6726/
Wolele6718/
Walely679/
Bolely678/
Valicelle676/
Balgil675/
Valely673/
Waleli673/
Boullalle672/
Beausleil672/
Baluil672/
Ualela672/
Mphhalele671/
Bottlelee671/
Whaleylee671/
Beileilei671/
Valiselle671/
Mphaalele671/
Valeil671/
Balhil671/
Batilleli671/
Mhpahlele671/
Nphahlele671/
Baloyl671/
Balalj671/
Vallielee670/

Balele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻠﻞbll-
Balele in the Marathi language
बळेळेbalele66.67
बालेलेbalele33.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balele
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