Palawi Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Palawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 82 | 1:1,612,795 | 106,468 |
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Palawi (121) may also be a first name.
Palawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Palawi (Marathi: पालवी) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Palawi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,227,038th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname Palawi is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Palawi live; 45 percent live in Southeast Asia and 44 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 848,089th most widespread first name internationally, held by 121 people.
This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 1,612,795. In Indonesia Palawi is most prevalent in: North Sumatra, where 50 percent live, Riau, where 17 percent live and South Sumatra, where 12 percent live. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palawi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palawi in the Marathi language | ||
| पालवी | palavi | 94.29 |
| पलवी | palavi | 5.71 |
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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 Palawi
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