Balinja Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Balinja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balinja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda431:907,89040,955
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Balinja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balinja occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balinja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Balinja reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Balinja is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 907,890. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Buikwe District, where 42 percent live, Wakiso District, where 16 percent live and Kampala District, where 12 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

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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 Balinja
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