Balisu Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Balisu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balisu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
India101:76,706,538639,611
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Balisu (442) may also be a first name.

Balisu Last Name Facts

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

Balisu (Oriya: ବାଲିସୁ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Balisu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balisu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Balisu is the 2,909,720th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Balisu is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Balisu live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 407,699th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 442 people.

Balisu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria Balisu is most common in: Zamfara, where 53 percent are found and Sokoto, where 47 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balisu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balisu in the Oriya language
ବାଲିସୁbalisu75
ବଲିସୁbalisu25

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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
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  • 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 Balisu
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