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
The surname Palaka (Hindi: पलका, Marathi: पलाका, Oriya: ପାଲକା, Russian: Палака) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Palaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 16,046th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 209,720 people. Palaka occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Palaka reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 102,850th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 4,481 people.
This surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 34,283 people, or 1 in 22,375. In India it is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 63 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 18 percent reside and Odisha, where 18 percent reside. Barring India Palaka exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.
Palaka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Palaka surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the political 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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