Palalu Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Palalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1591:831,75662,946
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
India211:36,526,923420,161
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Palalu (250) may also be a first name.

Palalu Last Name Facts

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

Palalu (Hindi: पलालू, Marathi: पलक, Oriya: ପାଲାଲୁ) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palalu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,052,587th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Palalu reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Palalu is also the 563,826th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 250 people.

Palalu is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 831,756. In Indonesia Palalu is mostly found in: Gorontalo, where 51 percent reside, North Sulawesi, where 29 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia Palalu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palalau9247/
Pallalu9244/
Palealu9230/
Phalalu9213/
Palalou9210/
Palialu927/
Pealalu922/
Palalux921/
Patlalu921/
Palallu921/
Palaluh921/
Palalud921/
Pallaleu8615/
Pallalou865/
Phalalou861/
Phallalu861/
Palatlou861/
Palallus861/
Palolu8358/
Palelu8336/
Polalu8328/
Pelalu837/
Pattlallu801/
Paillaleu801/
Pelealu773,130/
Pallolu77134/
Paloğlu7752/
Pallelu7745/
Patlolu7731/
Palollu7712/
Paloolu7710/
Polalau778/
Polealu777/
Paslolu775/
Pollalu773/
Pelalau773/
Pelallu771/
Pailolu771/
Phalelu771/
Poolalu771/
Polaulu771/
Potlalu771/
Polalus770/
Paillaleue752/
Paloulou7185/
Palioğlu7125/
Patlollu7114/
Phaloluy7113/
Pallollu715/
Peleallu712/
Paleyluu711/
Polallus711/
Pololu6723/
Paloulout674/
Polelu673/
Pelolu673/
Pelelu672/

Palalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palalu in the Oriya language
ପାଲାଲୁpalalu-
Palalu in the Hindi language
पलालूpalalu87.1
पलालुpalalu6.45
पललूpalalu3.23
पललुpalalu3.23
Palalu in the Marathi language
पलकpalaka26.67
पाललुpalalu26.67
पललूpalalu20
पलालुpalalu13.33
पलालूpalalu13.33

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Footnotes

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