Palahu Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Palahu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 79 | 1:670,147 | 39,342 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
Palahu (36) may also be a first name.
Palahu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palahu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Palahu (Hindi: पलाहू, Marathi: पलहू, Oriya: ପଳାହୁ) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Palahu.
How Common Is The Last Name Palahu? popularity and diffusion
Palahu is the 1,428,594th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. Palahu is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Palahu live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Palahu is also the 1,717,090th most common first name throughout the world, held by 36 people.
The surname Palahu is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 670,147. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Pwani Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 38 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palahu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palahu in the Hindi language | ||
| पलाहू | palahu | - |
| Palahu in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଳାହୁ | palahu | 50 |
| ପଳହୁ | palahu | 50 |
| Palahu in the Marathi language | ||
| पलहू | palahu | 40 |
| पलहु | palahu | 40 |
| पालहू | palahu | 20 |
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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 Palahu
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