Palaiyah Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Palaiyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palaiyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941

Palaiyah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palaiyah occurs most in Malaysia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Palaiyah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palaiyah? popularity and diffusion

Palaiyah is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Palaiyah live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia Palaiyah is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 100 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 43 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palaiya93186/
Pallaiya884/
Palayiah881/
Palaaiah881/
Paliah8636/
Pallaiyat821/
Pauliah80101/
Pahliah8069/
Palayao8056/
Palihah8032/
Palayya8029/
Polaiya8012/
Palagia808/
Pagliya804/
Palaiea801/
Palajya801/
Palliayiah787/
Pallayya7539/
Palagioy7513/
Poolaiya752/
Pallajia751/
Paulaaya751/
Paulayya751/
Pallaaya751/
Poliah71594/
Palaua7147/
Paillayao7119/
Paliho7113/
Palaho7110/
Palaoa7110/
Paleah719/
Palaoi716/
Palaea713/
Palyao712/
Palhya711/
Peliah711/
Paljai711/
Paleaa711/
Palaoh711/
Palajijay711/
Phalajyas711/
Paljya711/
Polayya67300/
Polliah67128/
Palagio6759/
Poliahu6720/
Pala'au6714/
Polayao679/
Palahot678/
Palihot678/
Palaaud676/
Paulaau675/
Phalaoh674/
Palaayo673/
Pelayia673/
Palahao673/
Palijay673/
Phalaho672/
Palaaut672/
Palejya672/
Pauliho671/
Pailaoh671/
Paleeai671/
Palaois671/
Paleyya671/
Palhyad671/
Pelayao671/
Pelayea671/
Poolaiyaoo671/
Polyhah671/

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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
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  • 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 Palaiyah
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