Palahani Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Palahani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Palahani (5) may also be a first name.
Palahani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palahani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Palahani (Hindi: पलहनी) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Palahani? popularity and diffusion
Palahani is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Palahani is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Palahani reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Palahani is also the 5,493,085th most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 5 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Palahani is primarily found in: Lindi Region, where 50 percent live and Tanga Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Palahani exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and India, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palahani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palahani in the Hindi language | ||
| पलहनी | palahani | 66.67 |
| पालहनी | palahani | 33.33 |
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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 Palahani
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