Palestine Surname
Approximately 3,367 people bear this surname
Palestine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 2,763 | 1:6,986 | 712 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Palestine (6,158) may also be a first name.
Palestine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palestine Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Palestine (Arabic: فلسطين, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻠﺴﻄﻴﻦ) is found most in Syria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Palestine? popularity and diffusion
The surname Palestine is the 133,830th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,164,403 people. The surname Palestine is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Palestine are found; 84 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 84,262nd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 6,158 people.
The last name is most widely held in Syria, where it is carried by 2,763 people, or 1 in 6,986. In Syria it is most frequent in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 100 percent live. Excluding Syria this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paliestine | 95 | 1 | / |
| Palstine | 94 | 7 | / |
| Palestini | 89 | 1,523 | / |
| Palastine | 89 | 11 | / |
| Palistine | 89 | 3 | / |
| Pasletine | 89 | 1 | / |
| Paulstine | 89 | 0 | / |
| Polestiner | 84 | 22 | / |
| Phelestine | 84 | 1 | / |
| Pailistine | 84 | 1 | / |
| Poletine | 82 | 48 | / |
| Paletini | 82 | 1 | / |
| Paulsteiner | 80 | 148 | / |
| Pallsteiner | 80 | 8 | / |
| Polettine | 78 | 7 | / |
| Palletini | 78 | 6 | / |
| Pelastine | 78 | 6 | / |
| Polletine | 78 | 2 | / |
| Paulstein | 78 | 2 | / |
| Polestein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pelestini | 78 | 1 | / |
| Palesteni | 78 | 1 | / |
| Palastini | 78 | 1 | / |
| Palhetinha | 74 | 2 | / |
| Paglietini | 74 | 2 | / |
| Phelistine | 74 | 1 | / |
| Paulsteinn | 74 | 0 | / |
| Poletini | 71 | 264 | / |
| Polstein | 71 | 159 | / |
| Politine | 71 | 21 | / |
| Paletean | 71 | 16 | / |
| Polstyne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Polstain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palitain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pagliettini | 70 | 166 | / |
| Peilsteiner | 70 | 29 | / |
| Paulaitiene | 70 | 4 | / |
| Polettini | 67 | 366 | / |
| Polletini | 67 | 27 | / |
| Paleteang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Polastini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poletinii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polstinoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Politiene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polesteni | 67 | 1 | / |
Palestine Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palestine in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻠﺴﻄﻴﻦ | flstyn | - |
| Palestine in the Arabic language | ||
| فلسطين | flstyn | - |
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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 Palestine
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