Palden Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bhutan
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Palden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bhutan2521:2,445176
India791:9,709,688189,874
Austria361:236,54028,356
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Nepal241:1,186,7066,523
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

The alternate forms: Paldén (1) are calculated separately.

Palden (2,298) may also be a first name.

Palden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palden (Hindi: पालदेन, Marathi: पालडेन, Russian: Палден, Tibetan: དཔལ་སྒྲོན།) is held by more people in Bhutan than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Paldén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palden? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 652,085th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Palden live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Tibeto-South Asia. It is also the 155,511th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 2,298 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Bhutan, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 2,445. In Bhutan Palden is most frequent in: Bumthang District, where 34 percent live, Thimphu District, where 33 percent live and Chukha District, where 8 percent live. Not including Bhutan this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live and Austria, where 8 percent live.

Palden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Palden has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Palden last name fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palden last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Palden earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.05% less than the national average, earning $33,635 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.04% less than the national average, earning $45,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paldén941/
Pailden92438/
Paulden92238/
Paldeng92190/
Paldoen921/
Paldn911/
Phealden860/
Polden831,161/
Paldin8350/
Paldem831/
Palding7797/
Poulden7771/
Pauldin7750/
Paldina7730/
Paldyna7718/
Paildin778/
Palldén776/
Pauldén775/
Poldeen771/
Pholden771/
Paulding711,014/
Pahuldin7125/
Pooldeen711/
Poldin6731/
Paldim679/
Poldenova671/
Poldne670/
Polding62378/
Poldina6239/
Pałdyna628/
Poulding5796/
Phooldin571/
Pouldina571/

Palden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palden in the Marathi language
पालडेनpaladena-
Palden in the Hindi language
पालदेनpaladena90.91
पाल्देनpaldena9.09
Palden in the Tibetan language
དཔལ་སྒྲོན།paldrön39.2
དཔལ་ལྡན་palden32.39
དཔལ་ལྡན།palden25
དཔལ་སྒྲོན་paldrön3.41
Palden in the Russian language
Палденpalden-

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Footnotes

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