Palaniya Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Palaniya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palaniya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India151:51,137,692512,385
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Palaniya (3,890) may also be a first name.

Palaniya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palaniya (Hindi: पालनिया, Marathi: पलिनया) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palaniya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Palaniya reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Palaniya is also the 112,418th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 3,890 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India Palaniya is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 80 percent live, Jharkhand, where 7 percent live and Maharashtra, where 7 percent live. Aside from India this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palaniya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palaniya in the Hindi language
पालनियाpalaniya-
Palaniya in the Marathi language
पलिनयाpalinaya50
पलनीयाpalaniya37.5
पलािनयाpalainaya12.5

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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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  • 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 Palaniya
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