Palapu Surname

379,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Palapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8131:943,50040,458
Solomon Islands541:10,7411,884
Liberia261:169,55911,793
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Palapu (285) may also be a first name.

Palapu Last Name Facts

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

Palapu (Marathi: पलपू, Oriya: ପାଲପୁ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palapu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palapu is the 379,929th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,760,965 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Palapu are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 524,196th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 285 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 813 people, or 1 in 943,500. In India Palapu is primarily found in: Telangana, where 57 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 33 percent are found and Gujarat, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account India Palapu occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 6 percent are found and Liberia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pallapu9228,075/
Palapuz92577/
Palapus92223/
Palaypu9214/
Palappu9213/
Paleapu9212/
Palaapu929/
Paalapu929/
Pailapu928/
Palyapu926/
Palaepu924/
Palapau922/
Ppalapu921/
Pgalapu921/
Palapgu921/
Palaipu921/
Palapux921/
Pallaapu8630/
Palaspus8624/
Pallappu8623/
Pallapau8613/
Phallapu864/
Palleapu864/
Pallaypu863/
Paaleapu863/
Paallapu861/
Ppallapu861/
Pallaepu861/
Pallapou861/
Pallaupu861/
Palepu8320,407/
Polapu8357/
Pelapu8351/
Phalaphut801/
Pallepu771,467/
Paalepu77133/
Pollapu7718/
Paleepu7712/
Potlapu778/
Palepui774/
Pallopu773/
Paleypu773/
Palopau772/
Palepou772/
Polaapu771/
Palopou771/
Paliopu771/
Palepuu771/
Paleppu771/
Poilapu771/
Palapuhova753/
Pählapuu7127/
Palleepu714/
Pallepau712/
Palleppu711/
Paallepu711/
Polahapu711/
Polepu6770/
Pelepu676/
Palopó671/

Palapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palapu in the Oriya language
ପାଲପୁpalapu-
Palapu in the Marathi language
पलपूpalapu-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palapu
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