Palanen Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Estonia

Palanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland411:134,06612,676
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Palanen Last Name Facts

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

Palanen (Russian: Паланен) is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palanen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,352,516th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. Palanen is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Palanen reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Palanen is most commonly used in Finland, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 134,066. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Southwest Finland, where 63 percent reside, Tavastia Proper, where 34 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 2 percent reside. Besides Finland Palanen is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 23 percent reside and Ukraine, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paalanen93622/
Pahlanen936/
Paalainen885/
Palonen861,992/
Polanen86134/
Palanin8616/
Palanyn861/
Pallonen80130/
Pollanen8075/
Palahnyn8040/
Paulonen8028/
Puolanen8021/
Palanina8015/
Palangin806/
Paalonen805/
Palagnin805/
Palaning802/
Palyanin802/
Palanyna801/
Polaanen801/
Palanion801/
Pelanienė75191/
Palyanina756/
Palahnyna753/
Pölönen71770/
Palionienė71425/
Polanin71276/
Palenin7169/
Pelonen7121/
Pelenen7120/
Polonen7117/
Palonin718/
Palenyn714/
Palanim714/
Pelanin711/
Pelianienė711/
Polyanin672,033/
Polanina6716/
Polangin6714/
Polahnyn6710/
Paulionienė676/
Polianin673/
Pollonen672/
Peilonen671/
Poolonen671/
Palyonin671/

Palanen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palanen in the Russian language
Паланенpalanen-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palanen
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