Balw Surname
Approximately 328 people bear this surname
Balw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 312 | 1:28,341 | 3,681 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Balw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balw is found in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balw? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 839,220th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 22,218,128 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Balw live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 95 percent live in Levant.
It is most frequently used in Jordan, where it is borne by 312 people, or 1 in 28,341. In Jordan Balw is mostly found in: Amman Governorate, where 50 percent are found and Zarqa Governorate, where 50 percent are found. Besides Jordan this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 3 percent are found and Taiwan, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balwe | 89 | 20 | / |
| Balwt | 89 | 3 | / |
| Balhw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ballw | 89 | 0 | / |
| Bagliw | 80 | 16 | / |
| Bailew | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bhalwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Balb | 75 | 308 | / |
| Balf | 75 | 140 | / |
| Balv | 75 | 13 | / |
| Valw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Battlew | 73 | 2 | / |
| Baillew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Balfe | 67 | 2,516 | / |
| Ballf | 67 | 1,264 | / |
| Baulf | 67 | 110 | / |
| Balph | 67 | 88 | / |
| Balbh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ballb | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ballv | 67 | 13 | / |
| Baalf | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bolwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bhalf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bealf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bealb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boylw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balfs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beautlew | 67 | 0 | / |
| Balff | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Balw
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