Paillan Surname
Approximately 2,556 people bear this surname
Paillan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2,333 | 1:7,551 | 770 |
| Argentina | 202 | 1:211,601 | 17,444 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Paillán (3) are calculated separately.
Paillan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paillan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Paillan is found in Chile more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Paillán. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Paillan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 168,964th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,851,153 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Paillan are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.
It is most common in Chile, where it is carried by 2,333 people, or 1 in 7,551. In Chile Paillan is most common in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 29 percent live, Los Lagos Region, where 25 percent live and Araucanía Region, where 20 percent live. Apart from Chile it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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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 Paillan
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