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 is most common in Belgium. It can appear in the variant forms: Baluwé. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Baluwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Baluwe is the 2,718,172nd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Baluwe reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 459,866. In Belgium Baluwe is most common in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 41 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

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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