Balfo Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Balfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Balfo (6) may also be a first name.

Balfo Last Name Facts

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

Balfo (Hindi: बाल्फ़ो) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Balfo.

How Common Is The Last Name Balfo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Balfo is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Balfo are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 6 people.

The surname Balfo is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Balfo is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balfou911/
Balfout834/
Bhalfod831/
Balfa80126/
Bolfo8054/
Ualfo801/
Valfo801/
Balfouss770/
Balfas731,119/
Balfah732/
Bolfos732/
Walfou731/
Bolfoş731/
Bolfoh731/
Bolffo731/
Balfaa731/
Walfot730/
Balfhoudt7114/
Balpfas67230/
Balfaht671/
Bolfoss671/
Balfaux670/
Walfhop670/

Balfo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balfo in the Hindi language
बाल्फ़ोbalfo-

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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 Balfo
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