Where Does The Last Name Palakrishnan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Palakrishnan is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palakrishnan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 2,091,648^th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name Palakrishnan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Palakrishnan live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 74 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,608,198^th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 18 people.

Palakrishnan is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 491,570. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Selangor, where 33 percent are found, Johor, where 15 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 15 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.