Balep Surname
Approximately 720 people bear this surname
Balep Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 661 | 1:31,421 | 4,236 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Balep (26) may also be a first name.
Balep Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balep Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balep (Tibetan: བ་ལེབ།) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balep? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 467,272nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,121,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Balep reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 26 people.
The surname Balep is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 661 people, or 1 in 31,421. In Cameroon Balep is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 51 percent live, Centre Region, where 46 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Balep Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Balep has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balep last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balep Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balep in the Tibetan language | ||
| བ་ལེབ། | baleb | - |
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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 Balep
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