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 borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palamba? popularity and diffusion

Palamba is the 332,755th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,559,447 people. Palamba occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Palamba are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,744,716th most common first name in the world, borne by 35 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 790 people, or 1 in 167,404. In Indonesia Palamba is primarily found in: South Sulawesi, where 63 percent are found, Banten, where 22 percent are found and East Kalimantan, where 6 percent are found. Beside Indonesia Palamba exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Palamba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Palamba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Palamba surname 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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  • 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 Palamba
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