Paalam Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Paalam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paalam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4441:228,01434,985
United States181:20,136,607622,629
India91:85,229,487684,495
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Paalam Last Name Facts

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

Paalam is most common in The Philippines. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paalam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Paalam is the 640,141st most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,342,202 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Paalam live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 84 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 444 people, or 1 in 228,014. In The Philippines Paalam is primarily found in: Northern Mindanao, where 49 percent live, Mimaropa, where 21 percent live and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 10 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Paalam Last Name Statistics demography

Paalam earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.69% more than the national average, earning $65,886 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paalyam9233/
Phaalam923/
Paalaym923/
Pahalam923/
Palam912,935/
Paallyam861/
Pallam834,722/
Paalan83930/
Palyam83782/
Palame83223/
Paliam83195/
Phalam83111/
Palham8376/
Patlam8351/
Pailam8336/
Paulam8331/
Paslam8311/
Palaum8310/
Palaam837/
Palgam836/
Palaim835/
Paleam834/
Pahlam832/
Ppalam831/
Palaym831/
Pahalan77176/
Palacim7737/
Palliam7734/
Palatim777/
Paulaim776/
Palasym776/
Palleam775/
Palhame775/
Palaham775/
Patliam775/
Palasim775/
Pallyam774/
Paalang774/
Phaliam774/
Paalann773/
Phallam773/
Paaalan772/
Palhamn772/
Phalame772/
Phahlam772/
Pattlam771/
Pauliam771/
Phalamm771/
Pallaym771/
Patlame771/
Paillam771/
Pfalaim771/
Pahlham770/
Palan7310,713/
Polam733,361/
Palom73239/
Pelam73112/
Palamova711,266/
Paalanne7116/
Pallatim718/
Pahalain714/
Phalasim711/
Paalannd711/
Paaslane711/
Palassim711/
Phatlame711/
Phallame711/
Paulatim711/
Patlan6712,460/
Pailan6712,369/
Pelham676,157/
Phalan674,161/
Palang673,478/
Pallan672,546/
Paylan671,344/
Palane67881/
Paland67859/
Paulan67606/
Paslan67549/
Palome67483/
Pahlan67430/
Palant67415/
Palain67236/
Pollam67128/
Peelam67120/
Palaumova67100/
Phalom6769/
Potlam6753/
Pailom6741/
Polyam6738/
Polame6731/
Polamm6730/
Pallom6723/
Palann6721/
Phelam6717/
Polgam6715/
Poolam6712/
Pealan679/
Patlom679/
Pholam678/
Pahallang677/
Pehlam677/
Polamk676/
Palaan675/
Polaam674/
Palaín674/
Palanc673/
Pohlam673/
Pelahm673/
Geepalyam673/
Paulom673/
Pealom673/
Puilam672/
Pajlan672/
Poulam672/
Pelaum672/
Paslom672/
Polham671/
Poleam671/
Palayn671/
Paleym671/
Palhom671/
Vpalan671/
Paylom671/
Peliam671/
Palyom671/
Pallañ671/
Paloum671/
Palañe671/
Paleum671/
Palanh671/
Phaahlane671/
Polaim671/
Ppalan671/
Palasn671/

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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 Paalam
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