Baluma Surname

516,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Baluma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baluma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3551:285,17841,105
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Baluma (85) may also be a first name.

Baluma Last Name Facts

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

Baluma (Oriya: ବାଲୁମା) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Baluma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 516,587th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 11,549,201 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Baluma reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 55 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,039,322nd most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 85 people.

It is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 355 people, or 1 in 285,178. In The Philippines Baluma is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 39 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 18 percent live and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 17 percent live. Excluding The Philippines Baluma exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balguma92224/
Balouma9267/
Bailuma9218/
Balauma9217/
Balumas925/
Balluma921/
Bhaluma921/
Balumma921/
Baleumaa86205/
Balgouma8611/
Balumaya864/
Balgumah861/
Balleuma861/
Bhalumai861/
Baloumah861/
Balumath861/
Balyauma861/
Balima8317,831/
Balume837,978/
Baloma83803/
Balumi83533/
Waluma83373/
Valuma83191/
Boluma83127/
Balumo8310/
Beluma838/
Baalgumma804/
Basloumah801/
Bhalumahe801/
Baloumi77224/
Ballima7734/
Balloma7723/
Balimea7721/
Valguma7719/
Bhalima7717/
Ballumi7717/
Balimma7712/
Balgume7712/
Mpaluma779/
Walouma777/
Baloume773/
Bolouma773/
Balimah773/
Baalima773/
Baloumy772/
Walumas772/
Valouma772/
Walumai772/
Bolumah772/
Belauma771/
Bolluma771/
Bahlumi771/
Baalumi771/
Bhalume771/
Bahlima771/
Balooma771/
Balumey771/
Balomea771/
Bailume771/
Bailima771/
Belumay771/
Bhailume71639/
Boulouma71278/
Baloumis7177/
Bahalima7143/
Balloumi7137/
Mpalouma7112/
Valoumas714/
Bhaulume712/
Balhoumi712/
Baalimma711/
Bailimai711/
Bolima675,130/
Boloma674,689/
Balome672,734/
Balimo671,319/
Belima67869/
Balomo67220/
Balomi67107/
Waloma6771/
Woluma6722/
Balomy674/
Boullouma674/
Bouloumat673/
Bahalimai673/
Bahalimay673/
Valumi673/
Bhailumme672/
Valume672/
Bouloumma672/
Bolume671/
Bahloumis671/
Boulgouma671/
Bahalimau671/
Bahaalumi671/

Baluma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baluma in the Oriya language
ବାଲୁମାbaluma-

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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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  • 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 Baluma
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