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

The surname Palana (Bengali: পালনা, Hindi: पलाना, Marathi: पालना, Oriya: ପାଳନା, Russian: Палана) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Palaña. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 128,533^rd most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,066,803 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Palana reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 4,384^th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 239,231 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 2,820 people, or 1 in 272,009. In India Palana is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 96 percent are found, West Bengal, where 1 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found. Aside from India this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Palana Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Palana surname are 44.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Palana earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 65.86% more than the national average, earning €49,809 per year; in United States they earn 19.95% more than the national average, earning $51,758 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.27% less than the national average, earning $44,083 CAD per year.