Palel Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Palel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania481:418,28933,624
Nepal321:890,0305,708
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
India281:27,395,192354,286
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Palel (51) may also be a first name.

Palel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palel (Hindi: पटेल, Marathi: पटेल) is more frequently found in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,305,105th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Palel reside; 35 percent reside in South Asia and 35 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Palel is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 51 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 418,289. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Iași County, where 98 percent live and Prahova County, where 2 percent live. Outside of Romania Palel occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 18 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paliel91135/
Pallel919/
Paluel914/
Palell914/
Patlel913/
Paleel912/
Paylel911/
Paulel911/
Phalel911/
Palesl911/
Palluel83623/
Patlele8355/
Pauliel837/
Pagliel836/
Phalell833/
Palliel832/
Phallel831/
Palil80480/
Polel8038/
Pelel806/
Paulelle772/
Palluell771/
Paulhehl770/
Phalil73258/
Pohlel7331/
Pallil7317/
Patlil737/
Pahlil734/
Poolel733/
Pollel733/
Peelel732/
Poulel731/
Poslel731/
Polell731/
Paulil731/
Palilt731/
Hpalil731/
Pallova6719/
Polelle6718/
Poullel671/
Pouleel671/
Ppallil671/
Payllil671/
Pollell670/

Palel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palel in the Hindi language
पटेलpatela-
Palel in the Marathi language
पटेलpatela57.14
पळेलpalela28.57
पालेलpalela14.29

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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
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  • 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 Palel
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