Palihakkara Surname
Approximately 4,177 people bear this surname
Palihakkara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 4,093 | 1:5,084 | 734 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Palihakkara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palihakkara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Palihakkara is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Palihakkara? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 111,216th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,744,684 people. Palihakkara occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Palihakkara are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Palihakkara is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 4,093 people, or 1 in 5,084. Without taking into account Sri Lanka Palihakkara is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palahakar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paleakari | 70 | 1 | / |
| Pilahakar | 70 | 1 | / |
| Palahekar | 70 | 1 | / |
| Paliyahaguru | 61 | 1 | / |
| Belehakar | 60 | 6 | / |
| Balehekar | 60 | 1 | / |
| Pullaiahagari | 58 | 1 | / |
| Paaluhigra | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pullaiahachari | 56 | 3 | / |
| Belehekar | 50 | 2 | / |
| Pullayahagari | 50 | 1 | / |
| Belahekar | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Palihakkara
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