Palaniyappan Surname

454,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Palaniyappan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palaniyappan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
India2561:2,996,34989,863
Malaysia691:427,45322,065
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Singapore261:211,83510,313
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Palaniyappan (25,629) may also be a first name.

Palaniyappan Last Name Facts

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

Palaniyappan (Marathi: पलनीय) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Palaniyappan.

How Common Is The Last Name Palaniyappan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 454,874th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 9,781,941 people. Palaniyappan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Palaniyappan live; 74 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 31,395th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 25,629 people.

The last name Palaniyappan is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Without taking into account Sri Lanka Palaniyappan is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in India, where 34 percent are found and Malaysia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ppalaniyappan9613/
Palaniyapan9611/
Pallaniyappan965/
Palaneyappan923/
Palanayappan921/
Palaniiappan921/
Palainayappan881/
Palanaiapan871/
Palanajappan831/
Paleneyapan781/

Palaniyappan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palaniyappan in the Marathi language
पलनीयpalaniya-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palaniyappan
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