Palaan Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Palaan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Palaan (5) may also be a first name.
Palaan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palaan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Palaan (Oriya: ପାଲଆନ) occurs most in The Philippines. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palaan? popularity and diffusion
Palaan is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Palaan reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Palaan is also the 5,493,085th most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 5 people.
The surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 33,746,074. In The Philippines it is most common in: Davao Region, where 33 percent reside, Ilocos, where 33 percent reside and Western Visayas, where 33 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Malaysia, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palaan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palaan in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାଲଆନ | pala'ana | - |
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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 Palaan
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