Balelwa Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Balelwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Balelwa (45) may also be a first name.
Balelwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balelwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balelwa is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balelwa? popularity and diffusion
Balelwa is the 2,555,468th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Balelwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Balelwa reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most common forename at a global level, held by 45 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Outside of The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Balelwa
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