Palaw Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Palaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 220 | 1:460,174 | 55,940 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Palaw (54) may also be a first name.
Palaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Palaw (Marathi: पालव) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Palaw? popularity and diffusion
The last name Palaw is the 1,028,911th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Palaw reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 55 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,350,955th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 54 people.
It is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 460,174. In The Philippines Palaw is mostly concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 61 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 17 percent are found and Mimaropa, where 11 percent are found. Not including The Philippines it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palaw in the Marathi language | ||
| पालव | palava | - |
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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 Palaw
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