Baluhya Surname
Approximately 1,476 people bear this surname
Baluhya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,475 | 1:35,893 | 4,192 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Baluhya (167) may also be a first name.
Baluhya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baluhya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Baluhya is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Baluhya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 265,110th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,937,362 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Baluhya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 708,111th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 167 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,475 people, or 1 in 35,893. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 36 percent live, Geita Region, where 33 percent live and Kagera Region, where 11 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Baluhya occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 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 Baluhya
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