Palaka Surname
Approximately 34,749 people bear this surname
Palaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 34,283 | 1:22,375 | 1,725 |
| Indonesia | 199 | 1:664,569 | 51,932 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| Greece | 37 | 1:299,454 | 43,754 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Palaka (4,481) may also be a first name.
Palaka Demographics
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Palaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Palaka (Hindi: पलका, Marathi: पलाका, Oriya: ପାଲକା, Russian: Палака) is found most frequently in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Palaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,046th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 209,720 people. Palaka occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Palaka are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 102,850th most numerous first name globally It is held by 4,481 people.
It is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 34,283 people, or 1 in 22,375. In India Palaka is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 63 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 18 percent live and Odisha, where 18 percent live. Apart from India it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
Palaka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Palaka surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.
Palaka earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palaka in the Hindi language | ||
| पलका | palaka | 86.27 |
| पलाका | palaka | 11.76 |
| पालका | palaka | 1.96 |
| Palaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାଲକା | palaka | 69.11 |
| ପାଲାକା | palaka | 27.89 |
| ପଲକା | palaka | 0.78 |
| ପାଳକା | palaka | 0.3 |
| ପାଳାକା | palaka | 0.2 |
| ପଲାକା | palaka | 0.09 |
| ପାଲକ | palaka | 0.06 |
| ମୁପାଲକା | mupalaka | 0.04 |
| େତାଇକା | eta'ika | 0.04 |
| ଆୁପାଲକା | aupalaka | 0.04 |
| ପାଲାକ | palaka | 0.04 |
| ସୁପାଲକା | supalaka | 0.04 |
| ଶୁପାଲକା | supalaka | 0.02 |
| ପାଲାକୀ | palaki | 0.02 |
| ହିଆଲ | hi'ala | 0.02 |
| ଡୁପାଲାକା | dupalaka | 0.02 |
| ବାଲକା | balaka | 0.02 |
| ପଳକ | palaka | 0.02 |
| ପାଲତା | palata | 0.02 |
| ଇୁପାଲକା | iupalaka | 0.02 |
| ପା଼ଲକା | palaka | 0.02 |
| ଜୁପାଲକା | jupalaka | 0.02 |
| ନିମାଲା | nimala | 0.02 |
| ପାଲାକିଆ | palaki'a | 0.02 |
| ହାକିନା | hakina | 0.02 |
| ପୁଲାକା | pulaka | 0.02 |
| ଯୁପାଲାକା | yupalaka | 0.02 |
| ପାଲକୀ | palaki | 0.02 |
| ଇପାଲକା | ipalaka | 0.02 |
| ନାରାୟଣ | narayana | 0.02 |
| ମହାନିଆ | mahani'a | 0.02 |
| ପାଲକିଆ | palaki'a | 0.02 |
| ଆୁପାଲାକା | aupalaka | 0.02 |
| ବୁପାଲକା | bupalaka | 0.02 |
| ପାଇକା | pa'ika | 0.02 |
| କଲକା | kalaka | 0.02 |
| ସୁପାଲାକା | supalaka | 0.02 |
| ପାୟକା | payaka | 0.02 |
| ପଲକ | palaka | 0.02 |
| ସାଲେମ | salema | 0.02 |
| ପାଳକ | palaka | 0.02 |
| ବିପାଲକା | bipalaka | 0.02 |
| ପହାଦ | pahada | 0.02 |
| Palaka in the Marathi language | ||
| पलाका | palaka | 58.82 |
| पालका | palaka | 35.29 |
| पलका | palaka | 5.88 |
| Palaka in the Russian language | ||
| Палака | palaka | - |
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Footnotes
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