Palepu Surname

26,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Palepu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palepu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India20,1141:38,1362,708
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England101:5,571,806158,774
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Oman41:921,9937,313
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Palepu (1,078) may also be a first name.

Palepu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palepu (Marathi: पालेपू, Oriya: ପାେଲପୁ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Palepu.

How Common Is The Last Name Palepu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palepu is the 26,366th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 357,110 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Palepu live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Palepu is also the 243,369th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 1,078 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 20,114 people, or 1 in 38,136. In India Palepu is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 78 percent are found, Telangana, where 17 percent are found and Pondicherry, where 4 percent are found. Besides India this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Bahrain, where 0 percent are found.

Palepu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palepu surname are 22.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Palepu earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $45,072 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.54% less than the national average, earning $33,517 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pallepu921,467/
Paalepu92133/
Paleepu9212/
Paleapu9212/
Palepui924/
Palaepu924/
Paleypu923/
Palepou922/
Palepuu921/
Paleppu921/
Palepgu921/
Palleapu864/
Palleepu864/
Paaleapu863/
Pallepau862/
Pallaepu861/
Paallepu861/
Palleppu861/
Palapu83939/
Palipu83182/
Polepu8370/
Pelepu836/
Palypu831/
Pallapu7728,075/
Palipus7735/
Pallipu7718/
Palaypu7714/
Pollepu7713/
Palappu7713/
Palaapu779/
Paalapu779/
Paalipu778/
Pailapu778/
Palitpu777/
Palipou775/
Pallopu773/
Poulepu773/
Palapau772/
Poleepu772/
Palopau772/
Ppalapu771/
Pelepeu771/
Palipui771/
Palaipu771/
Palopou771/
Pallypu771/
Paliopu771/
Poleppu771/
Pelepou771/
Pallaapu7130/
Pallappu7123/
Pallapau7113/
Phalipou7111/
Palippui719/
Palliput715/
Phallapu714/
Pallaypu713/
Ppallapu711/
Paallapu711/
Pallapou711/
Pallepoo711/
Poleephu711/
Phalippou67464/
Polapu6757/
Pelapu6751/
Pelipu671/
Phaliphuy671/
Pheleppou671/
Phallipou671/

Palepu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palepu in the Oriya language
ପାେଲପୁpaelapu-
Palepu in the Marathi language
पालेपूpalepu53.85
पालेपुpalepu20.51
पेलपूpelapu10.26
पलेपूpalepu10.26
पलेपुpalepu5.13

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palepu
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