Paliah Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Paliah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paliah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
England91:6,190,895170,599
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Paliah (82) may also be a first name.

Paliah Last Name Facts

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

Paliah (Marathi: पालया) is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paliah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Paliah reside; 61 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 58 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Paliah is also the 1,060,447th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 82 people.

The last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,404,487. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Selangor, where 67 percent reside, Johor, where 14 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 10 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pauliah92101/
Pahliah9269/
Palihah9232/
Palaiyah867/
Palijash865/
Palayiah861/
Palaaiah861/
Poliah83594/
Palija83398/
Paliha8374/
Pahlia8324/
Paliho8313/
Palhia8310/
Paleah839/
Peliah831/
Palaiya77186/
Polliah77128/
Palijaš7782/
Palihat7721/
Poliahu7720/
Palijas779/
Palihot778/
Palagia778/
Pallija776/
Paulița774/
Pagliya774/
Palijay773/
Pahalia772/
Pauliho771/
Palaiea771/
Palliayiah757/
Palea73920/
Palja7361/
Palleija7128/
Palyhach7113/
Paloijay7110/
Palyhash716/
Pallaiya714/
Pallajia711/
Palijhau711/
Palahaja711/
Palijo673,979/
Palyha67996/
Paleha67188/
Paleau6745/
Paliță6744/
Poleah6737/
Pallea6719/
Paulea6718/
Paleho6718/
Pailja6717/
Polija6711/
Pailea6711/
Paleao676/
Pelija673/
Peleah672/
Paljas672/
Paleaa671/
Palhya671/
Peliea671/
Polgia671/
Paljya671/
Pallaiyat671/
Paylea671/
Paljai671/

Paliah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paliah in the Marathi language
पालयाpalaya-

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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 Paliah
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