Palagama Surname
Approximately 311 people bear this surname
Palagama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
Palagama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palagama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Palagama is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Palagama? popularity and diffusion
Palagama is the 870,423rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. Palagama occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Palagama reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
The surname is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Besides Sri Lanka Palagama is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulagama | 94 | 25 | / |
| Palagamas | 94 | 2 | / |
| Palangama | 94 | 2 | / |
| Pallegama | 82 | 1,347 | / |
| Palaghame | 82 | 6 | / |
| Palagammi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Palaghamod | 78 | 4 | / |
| Polagami | 75 | 2 | / |
| Paulagomes | 67 | 4 | / |
| Polanggomo | 56 | 3 | / |
| Paulogomes | 56 | 2 | / |
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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 Palagama
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