Palawan Surname
Approximately 4,506 people bear this surname
Palawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 3,234 | 1:31,304 | 4,565 |
| Thailand | 1,168 | 1:60,478 | 7,517 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Palawan (715) may also be a first name.
Palawan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palawan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Palawan (Marathi: पासवान, Oriya: ପାଲୱାନ) is most common in The Philippines. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palawan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 104,210th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,617,298 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Palawan are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 308,804th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 715 people.
It is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 3,234 people, or 1 in 31,304. In The Philippines Palawan is primarily concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 41 percent are found, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 37 percent are found and Davao Region, where 6 percent are found. Beside The Philippines this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palawan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palawan in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାଲୱାନ | palawana | - |
| Palawan in the Marathi language | ||
| पासवान | pasavana | 50 |
| पालवन | palavana | 50 |
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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 Palawan
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