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 more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Baluhya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 265,110th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,937,362 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Baluhya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 708,111th most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 167 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,475 people, or 1 in 35,893. In Tanzania Baluhya is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 36 percent are found, Geita Region, where 33 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 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 Baluhya
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