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Where Does The Last Name Palan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Palan (Bengali: পালন, Hindi: पालन, Marathi: पालन, Oriya: ପାଲନ, Russian: Палан) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Palán or Pălan. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Palan is the 48,191^st most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 680,253 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Palan are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 29,035^th most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 28,476 people.

The last name Palan is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 6,880 people, or 1 in 111,492. In India Palan is most common in: Maharashtra, where 42 percent reside, Gujarat, where 31 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 12 percent reside. Aside from India it occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Palan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Palan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,231 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Palan Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Palan last name are 14.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.81% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Palan earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.46% more than the national average, earning R 262,488 per year; in United States they earn 17.3% more than the national average, earning $50,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.16% less than the national average, earning $46,125 CAD per year.