Palaniapan Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Palaniapan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 98 | 1:300,961 | 16,456 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaniappan | 95 | 5,369 | / |
| Palainiapan | 95 | 1 | / |
| Palanniapan | 95 | 1 | / |
| Pallaniappan | 91 | 31 | / |
| Palianiappan | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ppalaniappan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Palanniappan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Palainiappan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Palaniaappan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Palianiappain | 87 | 1 | / |
| Palanyappan | 86 | 11 | / |
| Palaniappam | 86 | 5 | / |
| Polaniappan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Palanjappan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pelaniappan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pelainiahpan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pelainiahphan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Poloniappan | 76 | 6 | / |
Palaniapan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palaniapan in the Marathi language | ||
| पलनीअपन | palani'apana | 90.91 |
| पलनीआपन | palani'apana | 9.09 |
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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
- 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 Palaniapan
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