Palanisamy Surname

58,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Palanisamy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palanisamy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,4461:172,52910,642
Malaysia1,2421:23,7472,151
United Arab Emirates4931:18,5852,193
United States4521:801,90061,806
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Oman3621:10,1881,305
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Singapore2481:22,208882
Qatar2371:9,9491,090
England1201:464,31730,397
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Canada451:818,79163,991
Australia341:793,99150,673
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales71:442,07621,198
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
China41:341,830,39216,990
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Palanisamy (1,930) may also be a first name.

Palanisamy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palanisamy (Marathi: पळनी, Oriya: ପାଲାନିାମି) is found most in India. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palanisamy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palanisamy is the 58,750th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 847,783 people. Palanisamy is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Palanisamy are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 172,734th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 1,930 people.

It is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 4,446 people, or 1 in 172,529. In India Palanisamy is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 72 percent reside, Karnataka, where 7 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Apart from India Palanisamy exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 14 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent reside.

Palanisamy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palanisamy last name are 7.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.87% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Palanisamy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.2% more than the national average, earning $47,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.99% more than the national average, earning $59,119 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palanisamy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palanisamy in the Oriya language
ପାଲାନିାମିpalaniami-
Palanisamy in the Marathi language
पळनीpalani36.36
पलानीpalani27.27
पालािनसामीpalainasami18.18
पालािनसpalainasa9.09
पळनीअpalani'a9.09

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