Palani Surname
Approximately 15,679 people bear this surname
Palani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8,222 | 1:93,294 | 6,177 |
| Iran | 2,237 | 1:34,324 | 4,082 |
| Saudi Arabia | 755 | 1:40,869 | 6,011 |
| Malaysia | 584 | 1:50,504 | 3,956 |
| Malawi | 575 | 1:29,772 | 4,476 |
| United Arab Emirates | 557 | 1:16,449 | 1,977 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| United States | 371 | 1:976,978 | 72,504 |
| Singapore | 265 | 1:20,784 | 833 |
| South Africa | 197 | 1:275,014 | 27,210 |
| Kuwait | 193 | 1:19,693 | 2,634 |
| Qatar | 172 | 1:13,709 | 1,501 |
| Indonesia | 158 | 1:837,020 | 63,356 |
| Sweden | 140 | 1:70,334 | 5,307 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Canada | 91 | 1:404,897 | 35,698 |
| Oman | 55 | 1:67,054 | 2,851 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1:163,074 | 22,562 |
| Finland | 46 | 1:119,494 | 11,620 |
| Denmark | 43 | 1:131,272 | 11,828 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Norway | 38 | 1:135,323 | 17,347 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Greece | 34 | 1:325,876 | 46,418 |
| Albania | 31 | 1:94,002 | 9,372 |
| Burkina Faso | 27 | 1:679,707 | 8,167 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Mauritius | 9 | 1:143,713 | 8,076 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Palani (105,452) may also be a first name.
Palani Demographics
Average Palani Salary in
United States
$45,054 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Palani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Palani (Bengali: পালানী, Hindi: पालनी, Marathi: पलानी, Oriya: ପାଲାନି, Russian: Палани) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Palani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 33,859th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 464,797 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Palani reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Palani is also the 9,724th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 105,452 people.
The surname Palani is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 8,222 people, or 1 in 93,294. In India it is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 36 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 32 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent live. Excluding India it exists in 70 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 14 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live.
Palani Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Palani surname are 11.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58% registered with the party.
The amount Palani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.88% less than the national average, earning 256,529 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 120.05% more than the national average, earning R 522,912 per year; in United States they earn 4.41% more than the national average, earning $45,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.88% less than the national average, earning $43,780 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palani in the Marathi language | ||
| पलानी | palani | 54.14 |
| पालानी | palani | 20.41 |
| पलनी | palani | 4.3 |
| पलाणी | palani | 3.65 |
| पळनी | palani | 3.01 |
| पालाणी | palani | 2.04 |
| पालनी | palani | 1.61 |
| पळानी | palani | 1.18 |
| पाळणी | palani | 1.07 |
| पलणी | palani | 0.97 |
| पलािन | palaina | 0.75 |
| पलिन | palina | 0.43 |
| पळणी | palani | 0.32 |
| पलवी | palavi | 0.32 |
| पळनेमा | palanema | 0.21 |
| पेलानी | pelani | 0.21 |
| पालंई | palami | 0.21 |
| पलागी | palagi | 0.21 |
| पलानीके | palanike | 0.21 |
| पहन | pahana | 0.21 |
| पंडीपा | pandipa | 0.21 |
| पालनीचे | palanice | 0.21 |
| मलई | mala'i | 0.21 |
| पाळनी | palani | 0.21 |
| सीवलानी | sivalani | 0.21 |
| पलमी | palami | 0.11 |
| पठाणी | pathani | 0.11 |
| पालन्जी | palanji | 0.11 |
| पााशी | paasi | 0.11 |
| िपलानी | ipalani | 0.11 |
| पालािन | palaina | 0.11 |
| पाानी | paani | 0.11 |
| िपयाना | ipayana | 0.11 |
| पलानीअ | palani'a | 0.11 |
| पळिन | palina | 0.11 |
| दालनी | dalani | 0.11 |
| पाळानी | palani | 0.11 |
| गोपालन | gopalana | 0.11 |
| पलरी | palari | 0.11 |
| पालन | palana | 0.11 |
| पडानी | padani | 0.11 |
| Palani in the Hindi language | ||
| पालनी | palani | 49.35 |
| पलानी | palani | 25.97 |
| पलनी | palani | 11.69 |
| पालानी | palani | 6.49 |
| पलाणी | palani | 1.3 |
| पालानि | palani | 1.3 |
| पलनि | palani | 1.3 |
| Palani in the Bengali language | ||
| পালানী | palani | 33.33 |
| পলানী | palani | 33.33 |
| পালনী | palani | 22.22 |
| পলানি | palani | 11.11 |
| Palani in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାଲାନି | palani | 32.38 |
| ପାଲାନୀ | palani | 25.71 |
| ପାଲଣି | palani | 9.52 |
| ପାଲଣୀ | palani | 8.57 |
| ପାଲନୀ | palani | 6.67 |
| ପାଲାଣୀ | palani | 3.81 |
| ପାଲନି | palani | 2.86 |
| ପାଲାଣି | palani | 2.86 |
| ପଲନୀ | palani | 1.9 |
| ପଲାନୀ | palani | 1.9 |
| ପଲାନି | palani | 0.95 |
| ପଲନି | palani | 0.95 |
| ପାଳାନୀ | palani | 0.95 |
| ପାଳାଣି | palani | 0.95 |
| Palani in the Russian language | ||
| Палани | palani | - |
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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
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