Palawat Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Palawat Surname User-submission:

Derived from Sanskrit word, plawit, meaning 'submerged'.

Palawat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand3611:195,67432,333
India1391:5,518,456133,501
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Palawat (164) may also be a first name.

Palawat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Derived from Sanskrit word, plawit, meaning 'submerged'.

- kakarot

Palawat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palawat (Hindi: पलावत) is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palawat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palawat is the 589,215th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,750,087 people. The surname Palawat occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Palawat live; 69 percent live in Southeast Asia and 68 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 715,247th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 164 people.

Palawat is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is borne by 361 people, or 1 in 195,674. In Thailand Palawat is primarily found in: Lopburi Province, where 18 percent live, Phichit Province, where 16 percent live and Nakhon Sawan Province, where 13 percent live. Other than Thailand this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Palawat Last Name Statistics demography

Palawat earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 128.38% more than the national average, earning $98,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palawat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palawat in the Hindi language
पलावतpalavata-

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