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) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Palahani.
How Common Is The Last Name Palahani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Palahani is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Palahani live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Palahani is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used forename globally, held by 5 people.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Palahani is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 50 percent live and Tanga Region, where 50 percent live. Outside of 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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