Palakia Surname

259,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Palakia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palakia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,4701:521,81326,028
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Palakia (451) may also be a first name.

Palakia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palakia (Oriya: ପଲକିଆ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palakia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 259,335th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,807,088 people. The surname Palakia is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Palakia are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Palakia is also the 402,848th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 451 people.

The last name is most numerous in India, where it is held by 1,470 people, or 1 in 521,813. In India Palakia is most prevalent in: Odisha, where 100 percent reside and Telangana, where 0 percent reside. Barring India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palakhia936/
Palakiay931/
Pallakia931/
Palakaiya882/
Polakia8611/
Palakya868/
Palachia800/
Pelekia712/
Palaciá712/
Pallacchia711/
Palakyo711/
Paloquia6770/
Pollokia671/
Pallocchia59197/
Potlakaaya593/
Pollakayya591/
Palaceo572/
Palacjos531/
Pailaqueo50282/
Pailacheo5031/
Pallaqueo5021/
Pelecquia501/

Palakia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palakia in the Oriya language
ପଲକିଆpalaki'a88.11
ପଳକିଆpalaki'a4.7
ପଲକୀଆpalaki'a1.97
ପାଲକିଆpalaki'a1.97
ପାଳକିଆpalaki'a1.97
ପାଲଟିଆpalati'a0.17
ପଲକଯ୍ାpalakaya0.17
ଡାଲକିଆdalaki'a0.09
ପାଲଟୁଆpalatu'a0.09
େକୗଶଲଯ୍ାekasalaya0.09

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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 Palakia
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