Palagtiw Surname

290,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Palagtiw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Palagtiw Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,3191:76,75413,272
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Palagtiw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palagtiw is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palagtiw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palagtiw is the 290,184th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,520,868 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Palagtiw live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,319 people, or 1 in 76,754. In The Philippines Palagtiw is primarily concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 52 percent reside, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 14 percent reside and Northern Mindanao, where 10 percent reside. Besides The Philippines Palagtiw occurs in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plagtiw9334/
Palagtew886/
Paligtiw882/
Palactiw881/
Palagtaw881/
Balagtiw881/
Balaguitaw671/
Blagowidow569/

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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 Palagtiw
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