Paliani Surname

263,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Paliani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paliani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9411:18,1922,844
Italy2731:224,01731,187
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Georgia91:416,17216,412
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Paliani (112) may also be a first name.

Paliani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paliani (Oriya: ପାଲିଆଣି, Russian: Палиани) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paliani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Paliani is the 263,444th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,900,838 people. The surname Paliani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Paliani live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Paliani is also the 885,979th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 112 people.

This last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 941 people, or 1 in 18,192. Outside of Malawi this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Paliani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Paliani surname are 16.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.7% registered with the political party.

The amount Paliani earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 37.3% less than the national average, earning €18,828 per year; in United States they earn 29.28% less than the national average, earning $30,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning $52,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Paliani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paliani in the Oriya language
ପାଲିଆଣିpali'ani-
Paliani in the Russian language
Палианиpaliani-

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