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 more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Pálambi. For other potential spellings of Palambi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palambi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,374,607th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Palambi live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Palambi is also the 3,487,849th most numerous given name worldwide, held by 11 people.

The last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Excluding The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Zambia, where 18 percent reside.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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