Balna Surname
Approximately 205 people bear this surname
Balna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 147 | 1:141,286 | 15,748 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Bálna (1) are calculated separately.
Balna (301) may also be a first name.
Balna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balna (Hindi: बलना) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Bálna. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balna? popularity and diffusion
The last name Balna is the 1,163,787th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Balna are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 507,810th most widely held given name globally It is held by 301 people.
The last name Balna is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 141,286. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 54 percent reside, Centre Region, where 27 percent reside and North Region, where 17 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balna in the Hindi language | ||
| बलना | balana | 98.98 |
| बाल्ना | balna | 1.02 |
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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
- 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 Balna
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