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

The last name Palanen (Russian: Паланен) is borne by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 2,352,516^th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Palanen reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly held in Finland, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 134,066. In Finland Palanen is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Finland, where 63 percent reside, Tavastia Proper, where 34 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 2 percent reside. Barring Finland this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 23 percent reside and Ukraine, where 14 percent reside.