Bhalu Surname
Approximately 3,006 people bear this surname
Bhalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,609 | 1:294,007 | 16,612 |
| Indonesia | 213 | 1:620,888 | 49,115 |
| Nepal | 99 | 1:287,686 | 3,461 |
| Pakistan | 56 | 1:3,190,069 | 25,212 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Bhalu (9,789) may also be a first name.
Bhalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bhalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bhalu (Bengali: ভালু, Hindi: भालू, Marathi: भालु, Oriya: ଭାଲୁ, Tibetan: བྷ་ལུ།) occurs most in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bhalu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 147,321st most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,424,333 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Bhalu reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Bhalu is also the 62,145th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 9,789 people.
The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 2,609 people, or 1 in 294,007. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 50 percent live, Odisha, where 18 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 14 percent live. Apart from India Bhalu exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and Nepal, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bhalu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bhalu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଭାଲୁ | bhalu | 93.91 |
| ଭାଲୁାଇଁ | bhalua'im | 2.54 |
| ଭାଳୁ | bhalu | 1.36 |
| ଭାଲୂ | bhalu | 0.86 |
| ଭଲୁ | bhalu | 0.86 |
| ଭାଳୂ | bhalu | 0.09 |
| ଭାନୁ | bhanu | 0.05 |
| Bhalu in the Bengali language | ||
| ভালু | bhalu | 75 |
| ভালুরাম | bhalurama | 25 |
| Bhalu in the Hindi language | ||
| भालू | bhalu | 74.38 |
| भलू | bhalu | 10.15 |
| भालु | bhalu | 7.49 |
| भलु | bhalu | 7.32 |
| भल्लू | bhallu | 0.08 |
| बालू | balu | 0.08 |
| भाळू | bhalu | 0.08 |
| Bhalu in the Marathi language | ||
| भालु | bhalu | 40.13 |
| भालू | bhalu | 33.05 |
| भलु | bhalu | 4.94 |
| भलू | bhalu | 4.72 |
| बाळू | balu | 3.65 |
| िभल | ibhala | 3.65 |
| भाळू | bhalu | 1.93 |
| बाळु | balu | 1.72 |
| भाळु | bhalu | 1.72 |
| भळु | bhalu | 1.07 |
| बालु | balu | 0.43 |
| भळू | bhalu | 0.43 |
| मळु | malu | 0.43 |
| हालु | halu | 0.21 |
| भादू | bhadu | 0.21 |
| मालु | malu | 0.21 |
| कालू | kalu | 0.21 |
| भाकु | bhaku | 0.21 |
| मळू | malu | 0.21 |
| भटु | bhatu | 0.21 |
| िभला | ibhala | 0.21 |
| भेालू | bhealu | 0.21 |
| Bhalu in the Tibetan language | ||
| བྷ་ལུ། | bhalu | 33.33 |
| བཱ་ལུ་ | balu | 33.33 |
| བ་ལུ་ | balu | 33.33 |
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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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