Baliyu Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Baliyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Baliyu (23) may also be a first name.
Baliyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baliyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Baliyu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Baliyu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Baliyu is the 4,427,875th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Baliyu occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Baliyu reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Baliyu is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 23 people.
Baliyu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Gombe, where 61 percent are found, Zamfara, where 28 percent are found and Ekiti, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baaliyu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Baliyua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Beliyu | 83 | 7,889 | / |
| Waliyu | 83 | 1,330 | / |
| Balieu | 83 | 311 | / |
| Ualiyu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Balyeu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ballieu | 77 | 578 | / |
| Baulieu | 77 | 187 | / |
| Balieux | 77 | 95 | / |
| Bealieu | 77 | 50 | / |
| Walliyu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Waaliyu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Balieus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bailieu | 77 | 0 | / |
| Balieau | 77 | 0 | / |
| Baillieu | 71 | 1,003 | / |
| Ballieau | 71 | 7 | / |
| Baulieux | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bealieux | 71 | 0 | / |
| Belieu | 67 | 257 | / |
| Bolieu | 67 | 235 | / |
| Beaulieux | 67 | 208 | / |
| Beaullieu | 67 | 117 | / |
| Woliyu | 67 | 69 | / |
| Beaulieau | 67 | 60 | / |
| Baillieau | 67 | 28 | / |
| Valieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waliiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beauliieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beaulieus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Baliyu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis