Balodji Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Balodji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 90 | 1:213,245 | 7,073 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Balodji (10) may also be a first name.
Balodji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balodji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balodji occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balodji? popularity and diffusion
Balodji is the 1,305,105th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. Balodji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Balodji live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Chadic Africa. Balodji is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used forename on earth, held by 10 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 213,245. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 99 percent live and Maradi Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Niger Balodji is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 47 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
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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 Balodji
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