Baluwe Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Baluwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baluwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium251:459,86646,150
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Baluwé (7) are calculated separately.

Baluwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Baluwe occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Baluwé. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Baluwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,718,172nd most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Baluwe occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Baluwe live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 459,866. In Belgium Baluwe is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent live and Walloon Region, where 4 percent live. Excluding Belgium it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 41 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baluwé947/
Bailuwe9234/
Balouwe927/
Balauwe921/
Baluw911/
Baluwa833,859/
Baliwe83908/
Balowe83320/
Balube8395/
Boluwe8358/
Beluwe8341/
Baluve8311/
Baluwi837/
Balluw832/
Bhaluw831/
Bauluw831/
Ballowe77735/
Bhaliwe7750/
Baalube776/
Baluwai775/
Balluwa772/
Balouwa772/
Bailube771/
Baluube771/
Baluwis771/
Balluve770/
Balliauw7190/
Balouwai715/
Belouwei713/
Bhahliwe712/
Bahlouwi711/
Hballowe711/
Boluwa671,545/
Bolowe67170/
Balive6763/
Balubi6724/
Beliwe6722/
Baluva674/
Bolube674/
Bhailubhe674/
Beluve674/
Boliwe673/
Bailouwai672/
Baloew672/
Balowi672/
Buolouwei671/
Boluve671/
Boluwi671/
Bolouw671/
Baloow671/
Beaulieue670/

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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 Baluwe
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