Palank Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Palank Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Austria231:370,23639,193
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Palánk (25) are calculated separately.

Palank Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palank (Hindi: पलंक, Marathi: पळंक) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Palánk. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palank? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palank is the 1,048,281st most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Palank live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Palank is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 1,725,995. In The United States it is primarily found in: Missouri, where 29 percent reside, Maryland, where 20 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Palank occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 10 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside.

Palank Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palank last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Palank earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.2% more than the national average, earning $44,530 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palánk9425/
Palanke9215/
Palanck925/
Pallanck8683/
Palangke864/
Paulanhk861/
Palang833,478/
Polank833/
Palanc833/
Palankova80103/
Phalang77600/
Pailang77278/
Palhang77251/
Pallang77107/
Pelhank7774/
Palánek7770/
Paulang7756/
Paliang7731/
Polanke7728/
Palaang7719/
Patlang7719/
Palaing7718/
Pohlank7711/
Paleang779/
Polyank774/
Paalang774/
Palaung772/
Palancı771/
Palangg771/
Palyanc771/
Pfalang770/
Palyankova7514/
Palahang711,757/
Palanque71909/
Phahlang71206/
Phatlang71199/
Palangue71131/
Palasing71108/
Pallaing7134/
Phallang7118/
Phaliang7115/
Palating7115/
Payhlang713/
Pailiang712/
Pahalang712/
Phalangt711/
Paileang711/
Phailang711/
Paillanc711/
Paslaing711/
Pollanck711/
Paeleang711/
Palasingh671,060/
Polanc67727/
Palong67666/
Pelang67522/
Polanková67165/
Palánková6767/
Phalasing6754/
Phailiang6754/
Polang6733/
Pahallang677/
Polamk676/
Polankova674/
Patlasing674/
Palonkova671/
Palanqova671/
Pallating671/
Pallanque671/
Pallangue670/

Palank Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palank in the Hindi language
पलंकpalanka-
Palank in the Marathi language
पळंकpalanka-

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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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  • 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 Palank
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