Balengu Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Balengu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balengu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4531:34,9893,537
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Namibia41:602,35012,421
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Balengu (73) may also be a first name.

Balengu Last Name Facts

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

Balengu is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balengu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 610,848th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 14,402,265 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Balengu are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Balengu is also the 1,134,117th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 73 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 453 people, or 1 in 34,989. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Southern Province, where 60 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 20 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 12 percent live. Other than Zambia it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baleangu931/
Bailengu931/
Balngu924/
Balenu922/
Bolengu861,685/
Baleanu861,447/
Belengu8689/
Balingu8646/
Walengu8610/
Balenus861/
Balgu8386/
Ballingu8026/
Baluingu801/
Baglingu801/
Balgou7737/
Balgut779/
Balinu773/
Bhalgu773/
Balgus772/
Bolenu771/
Baylgu771/
Balgud771/
Baleynaud7533/
Balingaut751/
Valeanu712,921/
Băleanu71361/
Belingu7138/
Balghou7126/
Bojlenu7111/
Walingu717/
Vallenu711/
Balgout711/
Balghut711/
Bãleanu711/
Bolenou711/
Boilenu711/
Boilegu711/
Balgoud711/
Balinou711/
Bouleanu67491/
Bolgu6780/
Walyongu6734/
Boleneus6733/
Vaileanu6724/
Belingou6717/
Boulenou6711/
Valgu679/
Bolingut677/
Bojleanu674/
Baalgoud673/
Belingau673/
Bojlenou671/
Waliongu671/
Buoleanu671/
Balinuua671/
Baslinus671/
Bolingou671/
Bollenau670/
Boleinus670/

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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 Balengu
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