Balessa Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Balessa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 55 | 1:90,711 | 7,856 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Balessa (24) may also be a first name.
Balessa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balessa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balessa is more frequently found in The Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Balessa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balessa? popularity and diffusion
Balessa is the 2,580,327th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Balessa reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname is most common in The Congo, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 90,711. In The Congo it is most numerous in: Brazzaville Department, where 100 percent are found. Not including The Congo this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Niger, 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 Balessa
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