Balewi Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Balewi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balewi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Balewi Last Name Facts

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

Balewi occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balewi? popularity and diffusion

Balewi is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Balewi occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Balewi are found; 71 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Balewi is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Central, where 100 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 14 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balewai92205/
Baleiwai86421/
Balawi836,936/
Balewa83680/
Balebi83461/
Balevi83103/
Balewe834/
Balowi832/
Bahlawi77611/
Baleviy77466/
Balaawi77264/
Baliwis77169/
Baalawi77166/
Bhalawi7754/
Bailawi7719/
Baylawi7716/
Balebai7715/
Vahlewi7713/
Balawai7710/
Bal'awi776/
Balevai776/
Baleawa776/
Balewes776/
Baleiva775/
Balevis775/
Batlevi775/
Balybei772/
Ballebi772/
Balaevi771/
Balawei771/
Bailewa771/
Baleabi771/
Balhawi771/
Baleybi771/
Ballewa771/
Ballowi771/
Baliewa771/
Bhalewa771/
Belewei771/
Bhattlewis751/
Baleivay711,067/
Balevich7173/
Balebhai7122/
Balahawi715/
Mpalewai714/
Bhalebai712/
Balliewa711/
Balevaai711/
Balevaip711/
Batlewet711/
Waylewis711/
Balovi671,008/
Baliwe67908/
Balibi67702/
Baliva67650/
Balave67603/
Balawe67452/
Balowe67320/
Balebe67303/
Bolewa67290/
Belevi67261/
Balavi67256/
Balawy67244/
Baliwa67119/
Balibe67102/
Valevi6780/
Belawi6775/
Walewa6772/
Balive6763/
Baylevich6733/
Bolawi6723/
Walewe6717/
Belewe6715/
Balivi678/
Balove673/
Walebi673/
Bhalebhai673/
Bolewe672/
Beaulieui672/
Baleve672/
Bolowi672/
Valebi671/
Belowi671/
Bolevi671/
Balybi671/
Bolebi671/
Valewa671/
Bahalawai671/
Balywe671/

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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
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  • 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 Balewi
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