Palamela Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Botswana

Palamela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palamela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Palamela Last Name Facts

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

Palamela is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palamela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Palamela live; 65 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 5,061,911. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 75 percent live, National Capital Region, where 15 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 10 percent live. Other than The Philippines Palamela occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 13 percent live and Malawi, where 13 percent live.

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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 Palamela
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