Balmo Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Balmo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balmo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Balmo (50) may also be a first name.

Balmo Last Name Facts

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

Balmo (Arabic: بلمّو, Hindi: बालमो, Russian: Бальмо) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balmo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Balmo is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Balmo live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 30 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Balmo is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 50 people.

Balmo is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon Balmo is primarily concentrated in: North Region, where 48 percent live, Far North Region, where 39 percent live and Centre Region, where 4 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 13 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balmos91633/
Balmoi9186/
Balmot9177/
Balmoș9131/
Balmou914/
Balmoş912/
Baalmo911/
Balmho911/
Balmoa911/
Balmod911/
Balmoh911/
Balmoch8346/
Bailemo8327/
Balmoos8317/
Balmosh833/
Balmouh831/
Balmocz831/
Batelmo831/
Balmous831/
Balma8016,430/
Valmo8033/
Bolmo8023/
Walmo807/
Ballmoos7729/
Balmooch771/
Balmas731,407/
Balmat73734/
Boulmo73255/
Balmau73154/
Wallmo7394/
Valåmo7349/
Balmaz7342/
Valhmo7332/
Bolmot7326/
Valmot7323/
Walmod7319/
Balmah7311/
Ballma739/
Balmad734/
Baalma733/
Balmma732/
Bailma732/
Balmaa732/
Bealma732/
Valmos731/
Valmod731/
Walmot731/
Balhma730/
Bhalma730/
Bailema6799/
Baselma6739/
Baylema6736/
Balmash6733/
Bhalmma6730/
Walmott6728/
Boulmot6727/
Boulmou6717/
Walmoth678/
Balmhas674/
Ballmma673/
Walmosz671/
Balmaha671/
Batelmoush671/
Ballmas671/
Boselmo671/
Bailmas670/
Batlema670/

Balmo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balmo in the Hindi language
बालमोbalamo50
बलमोbalamo50
Balmo in the Russian language
Бальмоbalmo-
Balmo in the Arabic language
بلمّوblmw-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balmo
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