Palaya Surname
Approximately 1,384 people bear this surname
Palaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 966 | 1:104,801 | 18,238 |
| India | 212 | 1:3,618,233 | 101,667 |
| Thailand | 69 | 1:1,023,744 | 155,957 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Palaya (1,537) may also be a first name.
Palaya Demographics
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Palaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Palaya (Hindi: पलाया, Marathi: पलाया, Oriya: ପଲାୟା, Russian: Палая, Tibetan: པ་ལ་ཡ་) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Palaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 279,323rd most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,265,568 people. The last name Palaya occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Palaya are found; 77 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 197,820th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,537 people.
The last name Palaya is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 966 people, or 1 in 104,801. In The Philippines Palaya is primarily found in: Bicol, where 49 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 16 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 16 percent reside. Not including The Philippines Palaya is found in 18 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent reside and Thailand, where 5 percent reside.
Palaya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Palaya are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
Palaya earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.78% more than the national average, earning $56,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palaya in the Tibetan language | ||
| པ་ལ་ཡ་ | palaya | - |
| Palaya in the Hindi language | ||
| पलाया | palaya | 86.67 |
| पलय | palaya | 6.67 |
| पालाया | palaya | 6.67 |
| Palaya in the Marathi language | ||
| पलाया | palaya | 61.33 |
| पालाया | palaya | 20 |
| पाल | pala | 5.33 |
| पळाया | palaya | 2.67 |
| पाळया | palaya | 2.67 |
| पलईया | pala'iya | 2.67 |
| पालया | palaya | 2.67 |
| पल | pala | 2.67 |
| Palaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଲାୟା | palaya | 52.27 |
| ପାଲାୟା | palaya | 18.18 |
| ପାଳାୟା | palaya | 11.36 |
| ପାଲୟା | palaya | 6.82 |
| ପାଳୟା | palaya | 4.55 |
| ପଲୟା | palaya | 4.55 |
| ପାଳୟ | palaya | 2.27 |
| Palaya in the Russian language | ||
| Палая | palaa | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palaya
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