Balunga Surname
Approximately 2,440 people bear this surname
Balunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,387 | 1:30,951 | 3,871 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Balunga (140) may also be a first name.
Balunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balunga (Oriya: ବାଳୁ) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balunga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 175,553rd most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,986,699 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Balunga live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Balunga is also the 781,395th most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 140 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,387 people, or 1 in 30,951. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balunga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balunga in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଳୁ | balu | 41.67 |
| ବାଲୁା | balua | 25 |
| ବାଳୁା | balua | 16.67 |
| ବାଲୁ | balu | 8.33 |
| ବଲୁ | balu | 8.33 |
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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 Balunga
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