Throughout the world, Balaa (Balaa 
) is a rare epicene forename. The first name Balaa is habitual in Nigeria, where it is a very rare largely masculine, but infrequently feminine name, and India, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name. More frequently, Balaa is the last name as well as the forename.
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