Palaniraj Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
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Palaniraj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palaniraj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India551:13,946,643236,652
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Palaniraj (521) may also be a first name.

Palaniraj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palaniraj (Marathi: पलानीराज) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palaniraj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palaniraj is the 1,980,395th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Palaniraj are found; 62 percent are found in South Asia and 62 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Palaniraj is also the 369,942nd most widespread given name on earth, borne by 521 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 13,946,643. In India Palaniraj is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 76 percent are found, Kerala, where 2 percent are found and Pondicherry, where 2 percent are found. Aside from India it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Palaniraj Last Name Statistics demography

Palaniraj earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.89% more than the national average, earning $72,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palaniraja9518/
Pallanira891/
Palanaaira841/
Palangiri7811/
Palanethra742/
Paglianiri741/
Palonera713/
Polonira711/
Palamneri671/
Pallonera671/
Palangere671/
Polaniris671/
Pallonniere603/

Palaniraj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palaniraj in the Marathi language
पलानीराजpalaniraja-

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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 Palaniraj
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