Ballav Surname
Approximately 5,322 people bear this surname
Ballav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,758 | 1:161,216 | 10,050 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Ballav (663) may also be a first name.
Ballav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ballav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ballav (Bengali: বল্লভ, Hindi: बल्लव, Marathi: लव, Oriya: ବଲଭ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Ballav click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ballav? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 90,098th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,369,325 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ballav reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Ballav is also the 322,353rd most common first name at a global level, held by 663 people.
It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 4,758 people, or 1 in 161,216. In India Ballav is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 96 percent live, Maharashtra, where 1 percent live and Delhi, where 0 percent live. Outside of India this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 10 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ballav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ballav in the Bengali language | ||
| বল্লভ | ballabha | - |
| Ballav in the Oriya language | ||
| ବଲଭ | balabha | 94.02 |
| ବଲବ | balaba | 4.7 |
| ବଳବ | balaba | 0.43 |
| ବଲ୍ଭ | balbha | 0.43 |
| Ballav in the Hindi language | ||
| बल्लव | ballava | 90.91 |
| बल्लभ | ballabha | 9.09 |
| Ballav in the Marathi language | ||
| लव | lava | 33.33 |
| बााव | baava | 33.33 |
| आलमलेाव | alamaleava | 33.33 |
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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 Ballav
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