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) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ballaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,436,415th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Ballaya is primarily 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. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 14,751,257. In India Ballaya is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 77 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 6 percent live and Telangana, where 6 percent live. Barring India this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
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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