Palaniappan Surname

89,365th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Palaniappan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palaniappan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,1021:364,92219,742
Malaysia9861:29,9132,584
United States5061:716,32256,419
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Oman2741:13,4601,525
United Arab Emirates2551:35,9303,804
Singapore2531:21,770855
Kuwait2221:17,1202,252
England1191:468,21930,572
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Qatar871:27,1032,847
Canada371:995,82774,831
Australia351:771,30649,759
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Wales61:515,75523,171
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Palaniappan (1,836) may also be a first name.

Palaniappan Last Name Facts

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

Palaniappan (Marathi: पालनीअ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Palaniappan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palaniappan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 89,365th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,357,338 people. The last name Palaniappan is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Palaniappan reside; 39 percent reside in South Asia and 39 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 178,027th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,836 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 2,102 people, or 1 in 364,922. In India Palaniappan is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 71 percent live, Karnataka, where 8 percent live and Maharashtra, where 2 percent live. Barring India Palaniappan occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Palaniappan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Palaniappan are 3.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Palaniappan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.16% more than the national average, earning $55,730 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.82% less than the national average, earning $42,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palaniappan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palaniappan in the Marathi language
पालनीअpalani'a35.29
पळनीअpalani'a29.41
पलनीअपनpalani'apana17.65
पलापनpalapana5.88
पाळणीअpalani'a5.88
पालानीअpalani'a5.88

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Footnotes

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