Palapas Surname

478,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Palapas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palapas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6831:148,22624,804
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Palapas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palapas (Arabic: بلباس) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Palapas.

How Common Is The Last Name Palapas? popularity and diffusion

Palapas is the 478,427th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,440,610 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Palapas are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 683 people, or 1 in 148,226. In The Philippines it is most common in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 28 percent live, Davao Region, where 24 percent live and Western Visayas, where 11 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Palapas Last Name Statistics demography

Palapas earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palaspas93239/
Paliapas931/
Palapa922,295/
Palapos86318/
Palapaz86150/
Pallapa86140/
Palappa8631/
Palapaa8611/
Palapat8610/
Palapad863/
Palapay862/
Palapau862/
Patlapa862/
Pailapa861/
Palepas861/
Palapax861/
Paalapa861/
Palaypay80594/
Pallappa8020/
Pallapau8013/
Pallapat808/
Paalappa803/
Paliapat801/
Polappas801/
Paslappa801/
Phalapos801/
Pailappa801/
Paailapa801/
Palaphat801/
Polapa772,100/
Palapo77333/
Palopa775/
Phatlapha751/
Poilapa71354/
Polappa7192/
Palapox7180/
Palapoz7180/
Phalaiphai7170/
Pelepas7154/
Palapoc7130/
Polapat718/
Palapoi715/
Palyapo713/
Palopau712/
Palapho711/
Pelapaz711/
Palapot711/
Palapoy711/
Pailopa711/
Polapay711/
Phalapo711/
Phallaphat711/
Paulopa711/
Phalapho6712/
Pallapot678/
Palaphot678/
Pollapat677/
Palapoch674/
Pollappa673/
Poolappa672/
Poolapat671/
Pallapoy671/
Pagliapo671/
Pallappo671/
Pallapou671/

Palapas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palapas in the Arabic language
بلباسblbas-

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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 Palapas
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