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
Balodji is found most in Niger. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balodji? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,305,105th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name 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 widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.
Balodji is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 213,245. In Niger Balodji is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 99 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Niger it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 47 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
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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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