Palihan Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Palihan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palihan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Palihan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palihan occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Palihan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palihan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,530,696th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Palihan reside; 72 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Palihan is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 2,595,852. In The Philippines Palihan is mostly concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 36 percent reside, Cagayan Valley, where 33 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 21 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Palihan Last Name Statistics demography

Palihan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.05% less than the national average, earning $32,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paulihan931/
Palijan86434/
Paluhan86184/
Paljhan8610/
Pelihan860/
Palihanova821/
Pollihan80142/
Palaiyan8093/
Palagian8050/
Pehlihan801/
Palijean801/
Palajian801/
Palajhan801/
Palean77693/
Paljan7764/
Palián774/
Pailagian752/
Palayon71589/
Peljhan71269/
Polyhan7131/
Paljyan7122/
Palijon7118/
Pelehan717/
Paljang715/
Phaljan713/
Paulean712/
Pallián711/
Pelijan711/
Palehon711/
Paljain711/
Palajon711/
Polihon711/
Phalean710/
Polehan710/
Palayyan6722/
Pauljohn6714/
Polaiyan679/
Pauljean672/
Palaayan672/
Pallayon671/
Paulayon671/
Palaiyam671/
Pagliyon671/
Polliham670/

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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 Palihan
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