Palabu Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Palabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Palabu (26) may also be a first name.

Palabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palabu occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 68 percent of Palabu live; 68 percent live in Oceania Islands and 68 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 26 people.

It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Hela, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palabut92156/
Hpalabu928/
Palabui923/
Palabup921/
Palaibu921/
Pallabu921/
Palabaud8651/
Phalabut866/
Palavu8330/
Palobu831/
Palavuz77217/
Pallavu77118/
Paliavu7731/
Palaboe7727/
Palampu775/
Palavau774/
Palawud774/
Pahlavu774/
Palawut773/
Pailavu773/
Polabut772/
Palavut772/
Pelabou772/
Palobus771/
Palaveu771/
Palavou771/
Palavus771/
Pallavus7172/
Phalawut712/
Palanpuu711/
Palavuth711/
Pelebu6741/
Peylaboud6731/
Polebu6723/
Palowu673/
Polobu673/
Pollabudh671/
Palawoe6221/
Palawoo625/
Polawut621/
Polavau621/
Poulobou571/
Pailawoe571/

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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
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  • 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 Palabu
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