Palakandi Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Palakandi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palakandi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
India141:54,790,384527,769

Palakandi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palakandi (Marathi: पालकंडी) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Palakandi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palakandi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,530,696th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Palakandi live; 76 percent live in Oceania Islands and 76 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 185,312. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Enga, where 98 percent are found and Morobe, where 2 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palakandi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palakandi in the Marathi language
पालकंडीpalakandi50
पलकंडीpalakandi50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palakandi
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