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 surname Balunga (Oriya: ବାଳୁ) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Balunga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balunga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 175,553rd most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,986,699 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Balunga are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 781,395th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 140 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,387 people, or 1 in 30,951. Excluding The DR Congo Balunga occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.
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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