Balmiki Surname

17,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Balmiki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balmiki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India30,2661:25,3441,909
Nepal5111:55,7361,589
England101:5,571,806158,774
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Balmiki (17,947) may also be a first name.

Balmiki Last Name Facts

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

Balmiki (Bengali: বাল্মিকী, Hindi: बाल्मीकि, Marathi: मीकी, Oriya: ବାଲିକି) is found most frequently in India. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balmiki? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 17,927th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 236,532 people. The last name Balmiki is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Balmiki live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 40,915th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 17,947 people.

The last name Balmiki is most widespread in India, where it is held by 30,266 people, or 1 in 25,344. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 66 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 19 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 3 percent are found. Aside from India this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balmiki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balmiki in the Bengali language
বাল্মিকীbalmiki64.71
বাল্মীকিbalmiki17.65
বাল্মিকিbalmiki11.76
বাল্মীকীbalmiki5.88
Balmiki in the Marathi language
मीकीmiki54.73
बालिमकीbalimaki26.15
बालमीकीbalamiki15.16
बािलमकीbailamaki2.64
बालीमकीbalimaki0.44
बालिमिकbalimika0.44
वालमीकीvalamiki0.44
Balmiki in the Oriya language
ବାଲିକିbaliki44.98
ବାଲିକୀbaliki27.92
ବାଲୀକିbaliki18.08
ବାଲୀକୀbaliki3.19
ବାଳିକିbaliki1.09
ବାଳିକୀbaliki0.51
ବଲିକିbaliki0.45
ବାଳୀକିbaliki0.38
ବାଲମିକୀbalamiki0.19
ବାଲିକbalika0.19
ବାଳୀକୀbaliki0.13
ବାଲକୀbalaki0.06
ବାଲୀକୢbalika0.06
ବାଲିିକିbaliiki0.06
ବଲୀକିbaliki0.06
ବାଲିକିତାିbalikitai0.06
ବାଲମିକିbalamiki0.06
ମଲୀକmalika0.06
ବାଲମିକbalamika0.06
ବାଲଦ୍ିକୣbaladika0.06
ବାଲୁମୁକbalumuka0.06
Balmiki in the Hindi language
बाल्मीकिbalmiki43.21
बाल्मीकीbalmiki27.1
बाल्मिकीbalmiki21.48
बालमिकीbalamiki2.24
बाल्मिकिbalmiki1.4
बालमीकिbalamiki1.27
बालमीकीbalamiki1.22
बल्मिकीbalmiki0.29
वाल्मीकिvalmiki0.25
बल्मीकीbalmiki0.22
बालमिकिbalamiki0.22
कुमारkumara0.18
बाल्मीकbalmika0.15
बल्मीकिbalmiki0.15
वाल्मिकीvalmiki0.13
वाल्मिकिvalmiki0.07
वाल्मीकीvalmiki0.07
बाल्मिीकिbalmiiki0.07
बलमीकीbalamiki0.05
वाल्मीकvalmika0.04
बान्ल्मीकिbanlmiki0.02
बल्मिकिbalmiki0.02
वालमीकिvalamiki0.02
बाल्मिकbalmika0.02
बााल्मीकीbaalmiki0.02
बलमिकिbalamiki0.02
बाल्मिीकीbalmiiki0.02
बल्मिीकीbalmiiki0.02
बाल्मकिbalmaki0.02
बाल्किीbalkii0.02

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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
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