Palanawala Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Palanawala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palanawala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India141:54,790,384527,769
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Palanawala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palanawala (Marathi: पलानावाला) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palanawala? popularity and diffusion

Palanawala is the 4,908,606th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Palanawala occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Palanawala are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 93 percent live and Rajasthan, where 7 percent live. Barring India Palanawala occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palanawala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palanawala in the Marathi language
पलानावालाpalanavala-

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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
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