Palamba Surname

332,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Palamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7901:167,40416,242
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Palamba (35) may also be a first name.

Palamba Last Name Facts

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

Palamba (Marathi: पालंबा, Oriya: ପାଲ) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palamba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 332,755th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,559,447 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Palamba reside; 70 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 70 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Palamba is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 790 people, or 1 in 167,404. In Indonesia it is most common in: South Sulawesi, where 63 percent live, Banten, where 22 percent live and East Kalimantan, where 6 percent live. Besides Indonesia Palamba occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Palamba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Palamba has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palambat934/
Palyamba931/
Palambaya8863/
Palomba8610,370/
Palambi86160/
Palambe86117/
Palemba8698/
Palambo8693/
Pelamba8665/
Polamba863/
Palembai8044/
Pelambai8027/
Poulamba8016/
Palembea806/
Pelambay804/
Palombha801/
Palambey801/
Palombas801/
Paloumbas7522/
Paylanbas7510/
Paylanbay756/
Pallambhi753/
Paliombay752/
Palaminpa751/
Paylanbaş751/
Palombo7111,780/
Palombi717,175/
Palomby7149/
Pelemba7141/
Palanua7140/
Palembo7137/
Pálambi7111/
Palombe7111/
Polambo715/
Polomba713/
Palombá711/
Palonba711/
Polambi711/
Polemba711/
Palombit67249/
Phalombe67105/
Phelemba6720/
Pelembai6720/
Palombot6720/
Paloumbi679/
Peloumba671/
Palanuay671/
Paloumbo671/
Palombie671/
Palombes671/
Pelambou671/
Polombat671/
Palombos671/
Palomboo671/
Palombio671/
Paulombo671/

Palamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palamba in the Oriya language
ପାଲpala-
Palamba in the Marathi language
पालंबाpalamba-

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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 Palamba
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