Palaniapan Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Palaniapan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palaniapan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia981:300,96116,456
Qatar91:262,00030,726
India81:95,883,173728,828
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Palaniapan (16) may also be a first name.

Palaniapan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palaniapan (Marathi: पलनीअपन) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palaniapan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palaniapan is the 1,666,404th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Palaniapan are found; 85 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 82 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 300,961. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 28 percent live, Johor, where 15 percent live and Kedah, where 14 percent live. Outside of Malaysia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 8 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palaniapan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palaniapan in the Marathi language
पलनीअपनpalani'apana90.91
पलनीआपनpalani'apana9.09

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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 Palaniapan
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