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 surname Palapa (Marathi: पलापा, Oriya: ପଲପା, Russian: Палапа) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palapa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 184,776th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,175,401 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Palapa reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 42 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 87,961st most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 5,760 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 993 people, or 1 in 133,181. In Indonesia Palapa is primarily found in: North Sulawesi, where 34 percent reside, Gorontalo, where 20 percent reside and West Java, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 34 percent reside and Ukraine, where 5 percent reside.

Palapa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Palapa are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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
  • 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 Palapa
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