Palapa Surname

184,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Palapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia9931:133,18113,293
Mexico7731:160,5774,807
Ukraine1071:425,44650,771
India901:8,522,949175,347
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
Latvia301:68,33510,134
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Palapa (5,760) may also be a first name.

Palapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palapa (Marathi: पलापा, Oriya: ପଲପା, Russian: Палапа) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Palapa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palapa is the 184,776th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,175,401 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 48 percent of Palapa live; 43 percent live in Southeast Asia and 42 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 87,961st most widespread first name world-wide, held by 5,760 people.

It is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 993 people, or 1 in 133,181. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: North Sulawesi, where 34 percent live, Gorontalo, where 20 percent live and West Java, where 10 percent live. Besides Indonesia Palapa exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 34 percent live and Ukraine, where 5 percent live.

Palapa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Palapa last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Palapa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Palapa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.69% less than the national average, earning $20,845 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palapa in the Marathi language
पलापाpalapa50
पलpala50
Palapa in the Oriya language
ପଲପାpalapa33.33
ପାଲପାpalapa33.33
ପାଲପpalapa33.33
Palapa in the Russian language
Палапаpalapa-

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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
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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 Palapa
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