Balew Surname

92,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Balew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,1511:18,9372,508
United States241:15,102,456529,929
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:309,99224,444

Balew (3,708) may also be a first name.

Balew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balew occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Balew is the 92,355th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,408,221 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Balew live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 115,757th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 3,708 people.

Balew is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 5,151 people, or 1 in 18,937. Besides Ethiopia it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Balew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Balew has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Balew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Balew last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Balew earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.43% less than the national average, earning $23,117 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ballew9111,159/
Baliew9113/
Baleew9111/
Bailew916/
Balewe914/
Baleyw910/
Balliew83246/
Ballews834/
Battlew832/
Baillew831/
Balheew831/
Bhaleew831/
Baylesw830/
Baileyw830/
Belew8018,874/
Balev802,646/
Baliw8031/
Baleb8019/
Balef807/
Bolew803/
Valew801/
Beauliew7710/
Beasleyw770/
Bailliew770/
Beautlew770/
Beliew734,894/
Baleva732,233/
Baliev73928/
Baliwe73908/
Baleev73364/
Bailev7340/
Boliew7334/
Balefe7333/
Baylev7315/
Batlev7312/
Baylef7310/
Ballef739/
Boulew738/
Balife736/
Baliwt734/
Ballev733/
Valeew733/
Baleff733/
Balevs733/
Baleib732/
Bolewe732/
Baelev731/
Basliw731/
Balywe731/
Beleuw731/
Baalev731/
Bohlew731/
Bailef731/
Baslev731/
Beelew731/
Balhev731/
Bealef731/
Bollew731/
Vailew730/
Valeaw730/
Boylew730/
Bailyw730/
Bauliev67265/
Bayliev67147/
Bhaliwe6750/
Balliev6747/
Baileff6733/
Balleev6724/
Bayleff6722/
Baileva6721/
Bouliew6720/
Balhiev6718/
Bagliev6715/
Bayleva679/
Baeliev676/
Bayleaf676/
Balheav674/
Baaliev674/
Balleva673/
Batleev672/
Balheev672/
Baileyb671/
Bahleva671/
Baleife671/
Baeleev671/
Baylefs671/
Baylief671/
Bhaleva671/
Boileaw670/
Beatlev670/
Valleaw670/
Batleff670/
Ballief670/
Batleft670/

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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 Balew
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