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 last name Palanay is found most in The Philippines. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Palanay.
How Common Is The Last Name Palanay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Palanay is the 1,104,724th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Palanay reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 506,191. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Northern Mindanao, where 92 percent reside, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 2 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 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 Palanay
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