Palavar Surname

405,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Palavar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palavar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4441:175,27313,307
India2981:2,574,04581,367
South Africa1011:536,41342,583
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080

Palavar (23) may also be a first name.

Palavar Last Name Facts

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

Palavar (Hindi: पलवार, Marathi: पालावार) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palavar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 405,848th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,444,433 people. The surname Palavar is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Palavar reside; 44 percent reside in West Asia and 43 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 23 people.

This surname is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 444 people, or 1 in 175,273. In Turkey Palavar is primarily concentrated in: Ordu Province, where 53 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside and Giresun Province, where 11 percent reside. Besides Turkey Palavar is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 35 percent reside and South Africa, where 12 percent reside.

Palavar Last Name Statistics demography

Palavar earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 139.06% more than the national average, earning R 568,104 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palavar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palavar in the Hindi language
पलवारpalavara94.96
पलवरpalavara5.04
Palavar in the Marathi language
पालावारpalavara65.55
पलवारpalavara22.69
पलावारpalavara5.04
पालवारpalavara3.36
पेालावारpealavara1.68
पाळवारpalavara1.68

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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 Palavar
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