Palanus Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Palanus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palanus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Palanus (11) may also be a first name.

Palanus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palanus has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Palanus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palanus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Palanus live; 87 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Palanus is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 11 people.

The last name Palanus is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 2,268,787. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sabah, where 92 percent reside and Sarawak, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Palanus
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