Balesa Surname
Approximately 324 people bear this surname
Balesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 115 | 1:1,540,372 | 58,295 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Philippines | 46 | 1:2,200,831 | 124,033 |
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Balesa (1,835) may also be a first name.
Balesa Demographics
Balesa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Balesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balesa (Hindi: बलेसा, Marathi: बालेसा, Oriya: ବେଲସା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balesa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 846,108th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. The last name Balesa is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Balesa are found; 35 percent are found in West Africa and 35 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 178,073rd most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,835 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 1,540,372. In Nigeria Balesa is primarily concentrated in: Bauchi, where 80 percent reside, Yobe, where 19 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and The Philippines, where 14 percent reside.
Balesa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Balesa surname is predominantly Christian (67%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balesa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balesa in the Marathi language | ||
| बालेसा | balesa | 69.23 |
| बाळेसा | balesa | 23.08 |
| बलेसा | balesa | 7.69 |
| Balesa in the Hindi language | ||
| बलेसा | balesa | 50 |
| बालेसा | balesa | 25 |
| बलीसा | balisa | 25 |
| Balesa in the Oriya language | ||
| ବେଲସା | belasa | 50 |
| ବାେଲସା | baelasa | 50 |
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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 Balesa
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