Palayan Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Monaco

Palayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines921:1,100,41590,271
France341:1,953,609166,012
United States271:13,424,405494,117
India231:33,350,669396,143
Armenia221:133,1904,285
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Palayan (63) may also be a first name.

Palayan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palayan (Hindi: पलायन, Marathi: पालयान, Russian: Палаян) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Palayan.

How Common Is The Last Name Palayan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 988,329th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Palayan reside; 40 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 35 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Palayan is also the 1,234,572nd most common first name world-wide, held by 63 people.

The last name Palayan is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 1,100,415. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Calabarzon, where 52 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 32 percent live and National Capital Region, where 7 percent live. Beside The Philippines it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in France, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Palayan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Armenian Apostolic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Palayan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Palayan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 17.45% less than the national average, earning R 196,176 per year and in United States they earn 28.21% less than the national average, earning $30,978 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Patlayan9317/
Palayang939/
Palayane931/
Paliayan931/
Pallayan931/
Paulayan931/
Palayn921/
Pahulayan88192/
Paloyan861,053/
Palayon86589/
Paleyan86267/
Palahyn86229/
Palayen86222/
Paliyan86190/
Palayam86181/
Pelayan86101/
Paluyan8698/
Palaian8662/
Polayan8622/
Palajan8610/
Palaain862/
Palahyna80239/
Palliyan8038/
Patlajan809/
Payliyan806/
Pallayam804/
Phalajan804/
Paulajan802/
Palouyan802/
Pauliyan801/
Pallayin801/
Paulayon801/
Patlayán801/
Pallayon801/
Pahluyan801/
Phaloyan801/
Palayong801/
Palean77693/
Palain77236/
Palaen777/
Palaín774/
Polayn771/
Palaym771/
Pahaloyan7580/
Palahiang7541/
Phalayong754/
Paleeyang751/
Pahalajan751/
Poluyan712,638/
Poloyan71650/
Paulain71451/
Palijan71434/
Poleyan71198/
Paloian71156/
Phalaen71151/
Polyian7191/
Poliyan7133/
Pelahyn7126/
Paslean7124/
Paslain7124/
Palajin7122/
Palaing7118/
Paliyam7116/
Pallain7115/
Poulayn7113/
Paleang719/
Paluyanova718/
Palajam717/
Pelajan716/
Patlean715/
Paluian715/
Paleyam714/
Peloyan714/
Paalaym713/
Palojan713/
Pailain712/
Peleyan712/
Paulean712/
Palaung712/
Paulaen712/
Polahyn712/
Paliyen711/
Paulyen711/
Phalain711/
Palaiam711/
Palajon711/
Pallaun711/
Pallaym711/
Polayne711/
Pauleyn711/
Paluyin711/
Paloyen711/
Paloyon711/
Palawen711/
Paleane711/
Pelayon711/
Polajan711/
Paluhyn711/
Palajun711/
Phalean710/
Paillain6762/
Pallaing6734/
Palouian6724/
Pollajan679/
Pelaheyn676/
Pahalain674/
Palautin673/
Poulayon672/
Polahyna672/
Polaying672/
Poluyane671/
Paslaing671/
Phaliyam671/
Pailiyam671/
Paulaine671/
Palajina671/
Palijean671/
Paislain671/
Pauliyon671/
Pholyian671/
Poolyaen671/
Paleejan671/
Paileang671/
Paullain670/

Palayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palayan in the Hindi language
पलायनpalayana88.89
पालयानpalayana11.11
Palayan in the Marathi language
पालयानpalayana62.5
पालायनpalayana25
पालयनpalayana12.5
Palayan in the Russian language
Палаянpalaan-

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Footnotes

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