Palanganan Surname
3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines
Palanganan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planganan | 95 | 87 | / |
| Palaganan | 95 | 3 | / |
| Plangganan | 90 | 113 | / |
| Pulanganan | 90 | 1 | / |
| Balanganani | 86 | 226 | / |
| Palančanin | 80 | 19 | / |
| Palancanin | 80 | 2 | / |
| Balanganon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Palagangan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Balonganana | 76 | 1 | / |
| Balinganyan | 76 | 1 | / |
| Balunganana | 76 | 1 | / |
| Balunganon | 70 | 14 | / |
| Balonganon | 70 | 8 | / |
| Bulanganine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blanknan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poolankunnan | 64 | 1 | / |
| Plankenin | 63 | 0 | / |
| Bilinganine | 57 | 27 | / |
| Balincanyan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Balnikanyan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Boluankanina | 55 | 4 | / |
| Poolenkunnan | 55 | 3 | / |
| Bueluankanina | 52 | 1 | / |
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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 Palanganan
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