Palanay Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Palanay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 200 | 1:506,191 | 59,191 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Palanay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palanay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Palanay occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Palanay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,104,724th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Palanay are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname Palanay is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 506,191. In The Philippines Palanay is mostly found in: Northern Mindanao, where 92 percent are found, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 2 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Palanay
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