Palasila Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Palasila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palasila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Palasila Last Name Facts

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

Palasila is most common in Malawi. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Palasila click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palasila? popularity and diffusion

Palasila is the 1,321,499th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Palasila live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Palasila is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Apart from Malawi it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palasile883/
Palasilo881/
Palacila881/
Palazzila821/
Phalasela821/
Pallashailaja761/
Palasele754/
Polasela751/
Palacielo71146/
Palazzilo711/
Palozzilo599/
Poolachetla538/
Poleselo5047/
Poloselo509/
Polaceli501/

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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 Palasila
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