Balmeki Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Balmeki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balmeki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan691:2,589,04222,337
India471:16,320,540259,912

Balmeki (26) may also be a first name.

Balmeki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balmeki (Hindi: बाल्मीकि) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Balmeki.

How Common Is The Last Name Balmeki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Balmeki is the 1,691,963rd most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Balmeki are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 59 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 26 people.

Balmeki is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 2,589,042. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Sindh, where 96 percent reside and Punjab, where 4 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this surname exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 41 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balmeki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balmeki in the Hindi language
बाल्मीकिbalmiki66.67
बाल्मेकीbalmeki33.33

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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 Balmeki
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