Palaran Surname

186,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Palaran Surname User-submission:

The Palaran surname means means 'fortune' and 'luck' in Philippines.

Palaran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,2571:44,8557,196
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Palaran (48) may also be a first name.

Palaran Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Palaran surname means means 'fortune' and 'luck' in Philippines.

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Palaran Last Name Facts

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

Palaran (Hindi: पालराणा, Marathi: पलरन) is found most in The Philippines. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palaran? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palaran is the 186,601st most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,211,788 people. The last name Palaran occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Palaran reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,448,253rd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 48 people.

It is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2,257 people, or 1 in 44,855. In The Philippines Palaran is mostly found in: Caraga, where 17 percent live, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 14 percent live and Western Visayas, where 14 percent live. Other than The Philippines this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palaran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palaran in the Hindi language
पालराणाpalarana-
Palaran in the Marathi language
पलरनpalarana50
पालरानpalarana50

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