Palavia Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Palavia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Palavia (26) may also be a first name.
Palavia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palavia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Palavia is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palavia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Palavia occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Palavia are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Palavia is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 26 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 50,619,112. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Davao Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 25 percent reside and Malawi, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Palavia
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