Balkisu Surname

86,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Balkisu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Balkisu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,1681:34,2772,811
Cameroon3571:58,1777,494
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
England11:55,718,059489,080

Balkisu (65,133) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Balkisu Demographics

Balkisu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 248 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Balkisu Last Name Facts

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

Balkisu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balkisu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Balkisu is the 86,980th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,316,630 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Balkisu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Balkisu is also the 14,785th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 65,133 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,168 people, or 1 in 34,277. In Nigeria Balkisu is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 27 percent are found, Zamfara, where 23 percent are found and Kebbi, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.

Balkisu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balkisou9327/
Balkkisu931/
Ballkisu931/
Balkissu931/
Balkisuh931/
Balkissou884,989/
Balkusu8612/
Balkesu861/
Balkhissou822/
Balkaissou821/
Balkisssou821/
Balchisu805/
Balkyssou752/
Bolkissou751/
Balkessou751/
Balqeesu672/
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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 Balkisu
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