Palambi Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Palambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Zambia291:546,54923,344
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

The alternate forms: Pálambi (11) are calculated separately.

Palambi (11) may also be a first name.

Palambi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palambi (Hindi: पलंबी, Oriya: ପଲି) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Pálambi. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palambi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,374,607th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. Palambi occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Palambi reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

The last name Palambi is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Outside of The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Zambia, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pálambi9511/
Pallambhi883/
Palombi867,175/
Palamba861,111/
Palambe86117/
Pelambi8639/
Palembi869/
Palamui863/
Polambi861/
Palombit80249/
Palembai8044/
Pelambai8027/
Paloumbi809/
Palyamba801/
Palombio801/
Palombie801/
Palambey801/
Paloumbis7595/
Palambaya7563/
Palombois7532/
Palomba7110,370/
Pelembi71266/
Palomby7149/
Polembi7147/
Polombi7113/
Palombe7111/
Polamba713/
Pelambe712/
Palembe711/
Palombá711/
Palonbi711/
Pauloumbis711/
Phalombe67105/
Pelembai6720/
Poulamba6716/
Palembea676/
Pelambay674/
Polombit671/
Polombie671/
Phelembi671/
Palombha671/
Palombes671/

Palambi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palambi in the Hindi language
पलंबीpalambi-
Palambi in the Oriya language
ପଲିpali-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Palambi
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