Palayen Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Palayen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palayen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2201:460,17455,940
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Palayen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palayen occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palayen? popularity and diffusion

Palayen is the 1,101,507th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name Palayen occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Palayen live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 460,174. In The Philippines Palayen is primarily concentrated in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 91 percent reside, Ilocos, where 3 percent reside and Northern Mindanao, where 3 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 0 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palaen927/
Palayn921/
Palayon86589/
Palayan86260/
Palahyn86229/
Phalaen86151/
Paulaen862/
Paliyen861/
Paulyen861/
Paloyen861/
Palawen861/
Palahyna80239/
Patlayan8017/
Palayang809/
Palayane801/
Paliayan801/
Pallayan801/
Pallayin801/
Paulayan801/
Paulayon801/
Patlayán801/
Pallayon801/
Palayong801/
Palean77693/
Palain77236/
Paleen7749/
Palien7729/
Palein7713/
Palaín774/
Polaen773/
Paleán772/
Polayn771/
Palaym771/
Paluen771/
Paleun770/
Pahulayan75192/
Phalayong754/
Paslein712,479/
Paloyan711,053/
Paulain71451/
Palijan71434/
Paleyan71267/
Paulien71258/
Paliyan71190/
Palayam71181/
Paloian71156/
Pallien71153/
Pelayan71101/
Paluyan7198/
Paliyem7185/
Palejon7177/
Pallein7167/
Palaian7162/
Pealien7140/
Pelahyn7126/
Paslean7124/
Paslain7124/
Pauleen7123/
Palajin7122/
Polayan7122/
Pahlien7120/
Palaing7118/
Pallain7115/
Poulayn7113/
Palajan7110/
Paleang719/
Polaien716/
Patlean715/
Paluian715/
Paalaym713/
Palojan713/
Paulein712/
Pailain712/
Palowen712/
Paulean712/
Palaung712/
Peliyen712/
Palaain712/
Polahyn712/
Phalain711/
Palajon711/
Pallaun711/
Pallaym711/
Polayne711/
Pauleyn711/
Paluyin711/
Paloyon711/
Palienė711/
Paleane711/
Phaleen711/
Pelawen711/
Pelayon711/
Phalien711/
Polyuen711/
Paluhyn711/
Palhein711/
Palajun711/
Paleing710/
Phalean710/
Paulienė67222/
Paillain6762/
Palliyan6738/
Pallaing6734/
Palouian6724/
Patlajan679/
Payliyan676/
Pelaheyn676/
Pallayam674/
Pahalain674/
Phalajan674/
Palautin673/
Pollaehn673/
Paulajan672/
Poulayon672/
Palouyan672/
Paullien672/
Polahyna672/
Polaying672/
Pauliyan671/
Pauleing671/
Paslaing671/
Phalleen671/
Paulaine671/
Paulhein671/
Palajina671/
Palijean671/
Pahluyan671/
Paislain671/
Phaloyan671/
Pauliyon671/
Paleejan671/
Paileang671/
Poullaen670/
Pauleuen670/
Paullain670/

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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 Palayen
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