Balumi Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Balumi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balumi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4001:442,85722,710
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Balumi (388) may also be a first name.

Balumi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balumi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balumi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Balumi is the 586,691st most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 13,672,694 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Balumi live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Balumi is also the 439,750th most commonly held first name globally, held by 388 people.

Balumi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 400 people, or 1 in 442,857. In Nigeria Balumi is mostly found in: Yobe, where 60 percent are found, Borno, where 32 percent are found and Kano, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baloumi92224/
Ballumi9217/
Baluemi924/
Baalumi921/
Bahlumi921/
Baloumis8677/
Balloumi8637/
Balhoumi862/
Bhalumai861/
Balume837,978/
Baluma83631/
Balimi83256/
Balomi83107/
Walumi8331/
Belumi835/
Valumi833/
Bahaalumi801/
Bahloumis801/
Balouma7767/
Balimei7734/
Bailuma7718/
Balauma7717/
Boloumi7714/
Balgume7712/
Waloumi775/
Balimoi774/
Valaumi774/
Baloume773/
Baloumy772/
Walumai772/
Ballomi772/
Walusmi772/
Bahlimi771/
Bhalume771/
Bailume771/
Bhaluma771/
Vhalumi771/
Walumoi771/
Balluma771/
Balueme771/
Beleumi771/
Balumey771/
Balumma771/
Bolaumi771/
Bahajloumi751/
Bhailume71639/
Baleumaa71205/
Bouloumi7127/
Balumaya714/
Belhoumi712/
Bolloumi712/
Bhaulume712/
Behloumi711/
Balyauma711/
Bailimai711/
Balleuma711/
Balome672,734/
Baloma67803/
Waluma67373/
Valuma67191/
Belimi67130/
Bolomi67130/
Boluma67127/
Walume6784/
Balime6766/
Volumi6737/
Bouloumie6710/
Bolimi677/
Boulloumi675/
Balomy674/
Bahalimai673/
Bhailumme672/
Valume672/
Walomi672/
Belumè671/
Belume671/
Bolume671/
Belumy670/

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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 Balumi
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