Balogum Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Balogum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balogum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Balogum Last Name Facts

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

Balogum is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balogum? popularity and diffusion

Balogum is the 2,555,468th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Balogum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Balogum reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria Balogum is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 20 percent live, Ondo, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Balogum exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 4 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
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  • 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 Balogum
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