Palayur Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Palayur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palayur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India241:31,961,058386,265
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Palayur (13) may also be a first name.

Palayur Last Name Facts

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

Palayur (Marathi: पालायुर, Oriya: ପାଲାୟୁର୍) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palayur? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Palayur is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Palayur live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Palayur is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname Palayur is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 31,961,058. In India Palayur is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 46 percent reside, Karnataka, where 21 percent reside and Kerala, where 17 percent reside. Barring India Palayur occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palayur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palayur in the Oriya language
ପାଲାୟୁର୍palayur-
Palayur in the Marathi language
पालायुरpalayura66.67
पालायुराहमpalayurahama16.67
पलायुरpalayura16.67

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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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  • 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 Palayur
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