Palaniyappan Surname
Approximately 745 people bear this surname
Palaniyappan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| India | 256 | 1:2,996,349 | 89,863 |
| Malaysia | 69 | 1:427,453 | 22,065 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ppalaniyappan | 96 | 13 | / |
| Palaniyapan | 96 | 11 | / |
| Pallaniyappan | 96 | 5 | / |
| Palaneyappan | 92 | 3 | / |
| Palanayappan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Palaniiappan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Palainayappan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Palanaiapan | 87 | 1 | / |
| Palanajappan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Paleneyapan | 78 | 1 | / |
Palaniyappan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palaniyappan in the Marathi language | ||
| पलनीय | palaniya | - |
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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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- 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 Palaniyappan
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