Palaji Surname
Approximately 2,832 people bear this surname
Palaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,758 | 1:278,124 | 15,833 |
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Palaji (95,518) may also be a first name.
Palaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Palaji (Hindi: पालजी, Marathi: पलाजी, Oriya: ପଲାଜି) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Palaji.
How Common Is The Last Name Palaji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Palaji is the 154,907th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,573,286 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Palaji reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 10,616th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 95,518 people.
The last name Palaji is most widely held in India, where it is held by 2,758 people, or 1 in 278,124. In India it is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 87 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent live and Telangana, where 4 percent live. Outside of India this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palaji in the Hindi language | ||
| पालजी | palaji | 66.67 |
| पलजी | palaji | 16.67 |
| पलाजी | palaji | 16.67 |
| Palaji in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଲାଜି | palaji | 50 |
| ପାଲାଜି | palaji | 21.43 |
| ପଲାଯି | palayi | 7.14 |
| ପଲାଜୀ | palaji | 7.14 |
| ପାଳାଜି | palaji | 7.14 |
| ପଲଜି | palaji | 7.14 |
| Palaji in the Marathi language | ||
| पलाजी | palaji | 36.17 |
| पालाजी | palaji | 27.66 |
| पलजी | palaji | 14.89 |
| पालजी | palaji | 8.51 |
| पळाजी | palaji | 4.26 |
| पळजी | palaji | 2.13 |
| पाला | pala | 2.13 |
| लालाजी | lalaji | 2.13 |
| पालेाजी | paleaji | 2.13 |
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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 Palaji
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