Palim Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Palim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1701:47,9635,967
India721:10,653,686201,049
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Palim (217) may also be a first name.

Palim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palim (Hindi: पलीम, Marathi: पाळीम, Oriya: ପାଲିମ, Russian: Палим) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 723,769th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 18,128,224 people. The surname Palim is predominantly found in Oceania, where 42 percent of Palim reside; 42 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 42 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Palim is also the 612,983rd most common first name internationally, held by 217 people.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 47,963. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 71 percent reside, West Sepik, where 15 percent reside and East Sepik, where 5 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.

Palim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Palim has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Palim last name increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palime91577/
Paulim91120/
Paliem9130/
Pallim9119/
Paslim9111/
Paluim919/
Paalim916/
Paylim916/
Palaim915/
Phalim914/
Palhim914/
Palism911/
Phalime83156/
Pallime8329/
Paulime8319/
Paulaim836/
Pauloim831/
Palheim831/
Palisme831/
Pfalaim831/
Phallim831/
Palin808,821/
Palem808,516/
Polim80443/
Pelim80108/
Palym802/
Paljm801/
Paulheim77188/
Paulisme7788/
Palimova7717/
Phailiem771/
Paulin7350,135/
Palina732,886/
Paling732,877/
Pallem732,867/
Pallin731,902/
Phalin73430/
Pailin73273/
Palion73234/
Paslin73213/
Patlin73185/
Paalem73103/
Palgin7396/
Pahlin7365/
Polime7347/
Paleme7344/
Paglin7336/
Palint7336/
Palien7329/
Pealin7314/
Paluin7313/
Paylin7311/
Palhin7311/
Palink739/
Phelim738/
Paleem735/
Paleam734/
Paulem734/
Phalem733/
Poulim732/
Polimg732/
Paalin732/
Poolim732/
Patlem731/
Pelhim731/
Palaym731/
Paleym731/
Palyom731/
Paleum731/
Pahlem731/
Polaim731/
Poliom731/
Pollim731/
Poilim731/
Pajlin731/
Peluim730/
Paulina6712,512/
Pauling673,446/
Paullin67925/
Paillin67469/
Payling67413/
Pailing67409/
Palling67263/
Paulien67258/
Pealing67184/
Pallien67153/
Polheim67148/
Pallina67134/
Pauleme6771/
Photlim6758/
Pahling6755/
Phailin6755/
Patling6744/
Pealien6740/
Paln6733/
Pahlien6720/
Paulion6714/
Paalina6712/
Phaling6711/
Pallion6710/
Pelheim679/
Polyaim679/
Polisme677/
Paallem675/
Palleam675/
Phaylin675/
Palinck674/
Paalaym673/
Phallin673/
Paulind673/
Paylina672/
Pasling672/
Posleim671/
Peaulin671/
Phaulin671/
Pallaym671/
Palleem671/
Pauglin671/
Paulint671/
Polleim671/
Paulinė671/
Palienė671/
Paitlin671/
Polaime671/
Phaleme671/
Phalina671/
Phalien671/
Polhaim671/
Pautlin670/
Pallint670/
Paulinn670/
Phalion670/
Paulisn670/
Phealin670/
Peallin670/
Pheleim670/
Pailion670/

Palim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palim in the Oriya language
ପାଲିମpalima66.67
ପାଳିମpalima16.67
ପଲିମpalima16.67
Palim in the Hindi language
पलीमpalima50
पालीमpalima25
पालिमpalima25
Palim in the Marathi language
पाळीमpalima42.86
पालीमpalima42.86
पलीमpalima14.29
Palim in the Russian language
Палимpalim-

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