Palawo Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Palawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Palawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Palawo occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palawo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Palawo occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Palawo reside; 44 percent reside in Southern Africa and 44 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Apart from Malawi it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paylawo | 92 | 7 | / |
| Pallawo | 92 | 5 | / |
| Palawoo | 92 | 5 | / |
| Pailawo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pallawoh | 86 | 13 | / |
| Palawoot | 86 | 2 | / |
| Palawood | 86 | 1 | / |
| Palawa | 83 | 761 | / |
| Palabo | 83 | 28 | / |
| Palavo | 83 | 20 | / |
| Palewo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Pelawo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Palowo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Palawooth | 80 | 8 | / |
| Pallawa | 77 | 121 | / |
| Palavos | 77 | 53 | / |
| Paalawa | 77 | 25 | / |
| Palaboy | 77 | 16 | / |
| Paliowo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Palewoi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Paliawa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Palavoi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Palauwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Palaboi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pailewo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pahlawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Palhavo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paylawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pallabo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Palavoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phalowo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Palavou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phalawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Polawod | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peliawo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pahlavo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paulasuo | 71 | 38 | / |
| Paalavuo | 71 | 31 | / |
| Paulavuo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Palassuo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pahlawat | 71 | 5 | / |
| Palawath | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pallawat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pallawad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Palajwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palahwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pallaswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paillowo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palava | 67 | 1,126 | / |
| Palová | 67 | 912 | / |
| Palova | 67 | 841 | / |
| Palobo | 67 | 595 | / |
| Paleva | 67 | 588 | / |
| Palowa | 67 | 585 | / |
| Palaba | 67 | 359 | / |
| Paloba | 67 | 293 | / |
| Palewa | 67 | 247 | / |
| Palevo | 67 | 233 | / |
| Pelawa | 67 | 96 | / |
| Pallasvuo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Pahallawa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Paalasvuo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pelewo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pallassuo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Palovo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pelavo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Polowo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pathlawat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pelowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palavooth | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Palawo
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