Pakalan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Pakalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pakalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Pakalan (3) may also be a first name.

Pakalan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pakalan occurs most in Malaysia. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakalan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pakalan is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pakalan are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 7,463,778th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 3 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Pakalan is primarily found in: Perak, where 50 percent reside and Selangor, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent reside.

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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 Pakalan
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