Balwa Surname

354,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Balwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria4451:43,3732,449
India1831:4,191,614111,941
Uganda1781:219,32217,083
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Jordan281:315,80111,232
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Afghanistan191:1,692,27313,110
France191:3,495,933219,029
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Israel91:950,84857,975
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
England31:18,572,686338,250
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Balwa (1,419) may also be a first name.

Balwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balwa (Hindi: बलवा, Marathi: बालवा) occurs most in Syria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Balwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 354,295th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 7,095,955 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Balwa live; 48 percent live in West Asia and 46 percent live in Levant. It is also the 207,260th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 1,419 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Syria, where it is held by 445 people, or 1 in 43,373. In Syria Balwa is most common in: Aleppo Governorate, where 99 percent live, Quneitra Governorate, where 1 percent live and Damascus Governorate, where 0 percent live. Aside from Syria Balwa is found in 22 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent live and Uganda, where 17 percent live.

Balwa Last Name Statistics demography

Balwa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.18% less than the national average, earning $18,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baalwa91191/
Balway9165/
Balwah9145/
Bailwa9134/
Bahlwa916/
Balwau916/
Baulwa911/
Balwha911/
Balwaa911/
Baylwa911/
Balwai911/
Bhalwa911/
Ballway83159/
Bailwad8352/
Batlwad837/
Bahalwa833/
Balwoha832/
Baulwad831/
Baalwad831/
Bailewa831/
Balwach831/
Balba804,065/
Balua802,468/
Balva80874/
Balwi80403/
Bolwa8040/
Balwe8020/
Balwy8017/
Balwo802/
Balwé801/
Battlwad776/
Bahalwad772/
Baselwad771/
Bassilwa771/
Balbaa734,991/
Balbay731,750/
Balvoa73352/
Balvas73314/
Balvay73312/
Baalwy7387/
Valway7370/
Balvat7342/
Baluat7340/
Balbai7333/
Boulwa7330/
Bailua7328/
Bolway7322/
Balvaz7318/
Balwet7318/
Baalwi7317/
Baalba7316/
Bahlua7314/
Balbha737/
Baluae737/
Baluad736/
Balvad734/
Ballua733/
Balwes733/
Balbaj733/
Balbea732/
Bhalwe732/
Baulua732/
Bhalua731/
Ballwo731/
Balvaa731/
Bhalva731/
Valwai731/
Balwuo731/
Baluay731/
Baluea731/
Balbau731/
Balvai731/
Ballba731/
Bolwat730/
Basilua673,757/
Baluayi6796/
Ballbha6750/
Balwisz6729/
Ballwey6722/
Balyuha6718/
Basilwo679/
Baalbai677/
Balluas677/
Bautlwe676/
Bailvad675/
Bolwach675/
Baaluay673/
Baluhay673/
Ballbah672/
Balbhai672/
Boulwai672/
Baliuat672/
Boulway671/
Bealwis671/
Beaslwy671/
Bauluay671/
Batlvad671/
Ballwet671/
Balwitt671/
Bhalvai671/
Baalwiy671/
Mpailwa671/
Baliuas671/
Balouha671/
Bailewo671/
Baselua671/
Batilua671/
Balvais671/
Boulwad671/
Npahlwa671/
Beilewa671/
Bollway670/

Balwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balwa in the Marathi language
बालवाbalava75.49
बलवाbalava22.55
बाळवाbalava0.98
Balwa in the Hindi language
बलवाbalava60
बाल्वाbalva20
बल्वाbalva20

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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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  • 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 Balwa
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