Balofin Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Balofin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Balofin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balofin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balofin is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balofin? popularity and diffusion
Balofin is the 2,635,433rd most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Balofin reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Balofin is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria Balofin is mostly found in: Ondo, where 58 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Ekiti, where 11 percent live. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balafin | 86 | 49 | / |
| Ballefin | 80 | 270 | / |
| Balafina | 80 | 4 | / |
| Balafyn | 71 | 36 | / |
| Bolofinova | 71 | 6 | / |
| Balafyna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waloufen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ballefín | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baalafeng | 63 | 39 | / |
| Bolofynova | 59 | 3 | / |
| Belafen | 57 | 1 | / |
| Batlhopheng | 56 | 2 | / |
| Belhafen | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wollhofen | 50 | 14 | / |
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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 Balofin
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