Palaman Surname

526,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Palaman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palaman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5191:195,06430,953
Turkey641:1,215,96051,402
India101:76,706,538639,611
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Palaman (165) may also be a first name.

Palaman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palaman (Hindi: पलमान, Marathi: पालमान, Oriya: ପାଲମାନ, Russian: Паламан) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palaman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 526,285th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 11,830,432 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Palaman live; 87 percent live in Southeast Asia and 64 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 712,876th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 165 people.

The last name Palaman is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 519 people, or 1 in 195,064. In The Philippines Palaman is most prevalent in: Soccsksargen, where 75 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 24 percent live and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 0 percent live. Apart from The Philippines Palaman is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 10 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palaman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palaman in the Hindi language
पलमानpalamana-
Palaman in the Marathi language
पालमानpalamana50
पलमनpalamana25
पाळमनpalamana25
Palaman in the Oriya language
ପାଲମାନpalamana25
ପାଲମନpalamana25
ପଲମନ୍palaman25
ପଲମନpalamana25
Palaman in the Russian language
Паламанpalaman-

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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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  • 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 Palaman
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