Palanappan Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Palanappan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Palanappan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palanappan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Palanappan occurs most in Malaysia. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Palanappan.
How Common Is The Last Name Palanappan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Palanappan live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia Palanappan is primarily concentrated in: Johor, where 25 percent reside, Negeri Sembilan, where 25 percent reside and Sarawak, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Palanappan
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