Paldan Surname

306,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Finland

Paldan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paldan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8951:857,05637,733
Finland1231:44,6895,522
Slovakia811:65,88212,782
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Austria151:567,69652,281
Norway91:571,36544,190
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Paldán (17) are calculated separately.

Paldan (775) may also be a first name.

Paldan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paldan (Hindi: पालडान, Oriya: ପାଲଦାନ, Russian: Палдан, Tibetan: དཔལ་ལྡན།) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Paldán. For other possible spellings of Paldan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paldan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 306,572nd most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 5,910,418 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Paldan are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Paldan is also the 294,797th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 775 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 895 people, or 1 in 857,056. In India it is most numerous in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 99 percent reside, Arunachal Pradesh, where 1 percent reside and Delhi, where 0 percent reside. Barring India Paldan occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 10 percent reside and Slovakia, where 7 percent reside.

Paldan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Paldan surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Paldan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.68% more than the national average, earning 376,129 kr per year and in United States they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning $44,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paldán9417/
Paildan9267/
Paldang924/
Pauldan923/
Paldain921/
Paldhan921/
Paldane921/
Pauldean860/
Phealdan860/
Paldon83276/
Poldan83164/
Paldam8330/
Paldanová8062/
Patildang804/
Paldanova803/
Pateldhan801/
Poldand7726/
Pauldon7725/
Paildam779/
Poldang773/
Poldahan7111/
Pholdang711/
Pholdhan711/
Phealdon710/
Poldon6720/
Poldam6715/
Poldán6711/
Poldanová673/
Paldánová671/
Poldong626/
Pooldam621/
Pholdam621/
Pheldon621/
Pouldon621/
Pholdong575/
Poldoung573/
Pooldoung532/
Poldhoung531/

Paldan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paldan in the Hindi language
पालडानpaladana-
Paldan in the Oriya language
ପାଲଦାନpaladana-
Paldan in the Tibetan language
དཔལ་ལྡན།palden50
དཔལ་སྒྲོན།paldrön50
Paldan in the Russian language
Палданpaldan-

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Footnotes

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