Palayam Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Palayam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palayam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1051:7,305,385159,213
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States71:51,779,848968,877
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Palayam (113) may also be a first name.

Palayam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palayam (Marathi: पलयम) is found most frequently in India. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palayam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,267,784th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname Palayam occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Palayam live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 881,625th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 113 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 7,305,385. In India it is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 31 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 26 percent are found and Telangana, where 12 percent are found. Besides India this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 15 percent are found and Malaysia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pallayam934/
Palaym921/
Palayan86260/
Paliyam8616/
Palajam867/
Paleyam864/
Paalaym863/
Pallaym861/
Palaiam861/
Pelayam861/
Geepalayam821/
Palahyna80239/
Patlayan8017/
Palayang809/
Paulayan801/
Pallayan801/
Paliayan801/
Palayane801/
Pailiyam801/
Phaliyam801/
Palyem7713/
Palaum7710/
Palaem777/
Palaim775/
Paleam774/
Palayn771/
Paleym771/
Pahulayan75192/
Paloyan711,053/
Polyiam71881/
Palayon71589/
Paleyan71267/
Palahyn71229/
Palayen71222/
Paliyan71190/
Palajom71119/
Paluyan7198/
Paliyem7185/
Palaian7162/
Polayan7122/
Palajan7110/
Polyaim719/
Paulaim716/
Palleam715/
Palaain712/
Polyaem711/
Peliyam711/
Pfalaim711/
Palajum711/
Palujam711/
Pallyem711/
Pholyiam67247/
Palliyan6738/
Poolyaem6737/
Pholyaim6710/
Patlajan679/
Payliyan676/
Phalajan674/
Polahyna672/
Paulajan672/
Palouyan672/
Pallayon671/
Patlayán671/
Paulayon671/
Palajina671/
Palajoom671/
Pallayin671/
Pauliyan671/
Pahluyan671/
Phaloyan671/
Palayong671/

Palayam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palayam in the Marathi language
पलयमpalayama40
पलायमpalayama26.67
पालायमpalayama20
पालयामpalayama13.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palayam
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