Palaniswami Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Palaniswami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palaniswami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India871:8,816,843179,063
United States381:9,538,393399,091
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Palaniswami (364) may also be a first name.

Palaniswami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palaniswami (Marathi: पलानी, Oriya: ପଲାନୀାମୀ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palaniswami? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palaniswami is the 1,527,735th most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name Palaniswami occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Palaniswami are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Palaniswami is also the 456,229th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 364 people.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 8,816,843. In India it is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 47 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 18 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 13 percent reside. Apart from India Palaniswami exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent reside.

Palaniswami Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palaniswami surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Palaniswami earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $43,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palaniswami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palaniswami in the Oriya language
ପଲାନୀାମୀpalaniami-
Palaniswami in the Marathi language
पलानीpalani75
पलनीpalani14.29
पलाणीpalani3.57
पलनीअpalani'a3.57
पलानीअमलpalani'amala3.57

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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 Palaniswami
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