Palanja Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Palanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Palanja (17) may also be a first name.
Palanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Palanja (Marathi: पलंजा, Oriya: ପାେଲ) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Palanja.
How Common Is The Last Name Palanja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Palanja occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Palanja are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 91 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 17 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 13,224,919. In Indonesia Palanja is primarily found in: South Sulawesi, where 100 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palanja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palanja in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାେଲ | paela | - |
| Palanja in the Marathi language | ||
| पलंजा | palanja | 91.67 |
| पालंजा | palanja | 4.17 |
| पलजा | palaja | 4.17 |
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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 Palanja
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