Ballaya Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Ballaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 52 | 1:14,751,257 | 245,013 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ballaya (19) may also be a first name.
Ballaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ballaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ballaya (Hindi: बल्लया, Marathi: पालया, Oriya: ରୁୁବାଲାୟା) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ballaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ballaya is the 2,436,415th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Ballaya are found; 84 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ballaya is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 19 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 14,751,257. In India Ballaya is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 77 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 6 percent are found and Telangana, where 6 percent are found. Apart from India this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 10 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ballaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ballaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୁୁବାଲାୟା | ruubalaya | - |
| Ballaya in the Hindi language | ||
| बल्लया | ballaya | 75 |
| बल्लय | ballaya | 25 |
| Ballaya in the Marathi language | ||
| पालया | palaya | 25 |
| बााया | baaya | 25 |
| बालैया | balaiya | 25 |
| बालया | balaya | 25 |
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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 Ballaya
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