Ballegos Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Ballegos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ballegos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Ballegos Last Name Facts

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

Ballegos occurs more in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ballegos? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ballegos is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Ballegos is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ballegos are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in Peru, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 15,892,062. In Peru it is most prevalent in: Cusco Region, where 50 percent are found and Lima Province, where 50 percent are found. Besides Peru this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Argentina, where 17 percent are found.

Ballegos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ballegos has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ballegos surname declined 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ballego93257/
Balegos9312/
Vallegos88108/
Ballegoy8824/
Balliego8819/
Ballegas884/
Balego86337/
Ballegooy8214/
Wgallegos826/
Ballega80520/
Vallego80222/
Balhego80132/
Balegas8039/
Baliego8035/
Balligo8017/
Balagos805/
Balegou803/
Balegod802/
Baligos802/
Balegot801/
Ballegooij7855/
Ballegooie787/
Ballagas75448/
Vallegas75101/
Balheigo756/
Valleigo753/
Balligoy752/
Balagois751/
Balhiego751/
Ballegooije741/
Balega71780/
Valego71104/
Baligo7188/
Bolego7171/
Baligoust7122/
Balaghosh712/
Balleghat711/
Baligod672,793/
Vallega672,123/
Balagas67229/
Boslego6782/
Baligou6756/
Baligot6720/
Balogas6717/
Valegas6717/
Baliega677/
Bállega675/
Baligho675/
Balegat673/
Bolegoh673/
Balegga672/
Balliga672/
Bolegas671/
Baleega671/
Baulaghosh671/
Balegha671/
Valligo671/
Belegas671/
Boulego671/
Baliggo671/
Baligoy671/
Baleaga671/

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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 Ballegos
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