Baluwa Surname

119,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Baluwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baluwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3,4771:4,924685
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
England81:6,964,757184,742
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Baluwa (78) may also be a first name.

Baluwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baluwa (Hindi: बलुआ, Oriya: ବାଲୁୱା) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baluwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 119,129th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,888,455 people. The last name Baluwa is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Baluwa live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 78 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 3,477 people, or 1 in 4,924. Without taking into account Malawi Baluwa occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

Baluwa Last Name Statistics demography

Baluwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.01% less than the national average, earning R 118,800 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baluwai925/
Baluswa924/
Balouwa922/
Balluwa922/
Baluwah921/
Balouwai865/
Balouwad861/
Boluwa831,545/
Baluba83698/
Baliwa83119/
Baluwe8351/
Baluwo8349/
Beluwa8331/
Baluwé837/
Baluwi837/
Baluva834/
Bailouwai802/
Balueva775,220/
Bheluwa7754/
Bailuwe7734/
Balubai7727/
Balubay7710/
Balouwe777/
Balowua776/
Balouba775/
Baluiba774/
Balowah774/
Baloway774/
Baluvas773/
Bhaluva772/
Balubau772/
Baloewa771/
Bouluwa771/
Valauwa771/
Balauwe771/
Baluvai771/
Baluwis771/
Baliewa771/
Balujua771/
Bahliwa771/
Behluwa771/
Balubhai71962/
Bahliwah71239/
Balyueva7173/
Boulouwa7134/
Balloway7111/
Mphaluwa714/
Balaubay713/
Ballueva713/
Bahlouwi711/
Balliewa711/
Bhalubha711/
Baluvath711/
Bailubai711/
Baliva67650/
Balowe67320/
Balube6795/
Balowo6776/
Boluwe6758/
Boluwo6744/
Bhalubhai6744/
Balubo6739/
Valuva6726/
Balubi6724/
Baliwo6713/
Baluve6711/
Ballubhai6711/
Valuba675/
Boliwa672/
Beliwa672/
Balowi672/
Bahaliwah672/
Voluwa671/
Boluwi671/
Baytleuva671/
Beluwo671/
Bahliewah671/

Baluwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baluwa in the Hindi language
बलुआbalu'a-
Baluwa in the Oriya language
ବାଲୁୱାbaluwa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Baluwa
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