Palapala Surname

184,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Palapala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palapala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1221:47,1855,307
India6451:1,189,24947,867
Philippines3541:285,98441,189
Zambia961:165,10311,556
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Palapala (144) may also be a first name.

Palapala Last Name Facts

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

Palapala (Russian: Палапала) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palapala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 184,331st most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,165,745 people. Palapala is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Palapala live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 769,375th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 144 people.

The last name Palapala is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,122 people, or 1 in 47,185. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 47 percent are found, Mara Region, where 44 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Palapala is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent are found and The Philippines, where 15 percent are found.

Palapala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palapala last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Palapala earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 46.36% less than the national average, earning $23,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% less than the national average, earning $46,732 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palapala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palapala in the Russian language
Палапалаpalapala-

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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 Palapala
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