Palima Surname

96,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Palima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4,0951:24,7223,304
Venezuela2961:102,0413,718
Indonesia2511:526,88942,751
Papua New Guinea1431:57,0197,266
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Moldova151:237,42521,121
India141:54,790,384527,769
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Palima (3,153) may also be a first name.

Palima Last Name Facts

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

Palima (Bengali: পলিমা, Hindi: पलिमा, Marathi: पालीमा, Oriya: ପଲିମା) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 96,229th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,474,018 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Palima are found; 88 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 128,106th most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 3,153 people.

It is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 4,095 people, or 1 in 24,722. In The Philippines Palima is most frequent in: Calabarzon, where 21 percent live, Bicol, where 18 percent live and Eastern Visayas, where 17 percent live. Besides The Philippines it is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Palima Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Palima earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.2% less than the national average, earning $45,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palaima92764/
Paulima92163/
Paslima92148/
Phalima92125/
Paliema9276/
Palimai9224/
Patlima9223/
Palimma924/
Palimau923/
Palimas922/
Pallima921/
Paloima921/
Paelima921/
Palaimau8651/
Palimaja8644/
Palismaa867/
Palitmma864/
Paleimau864/
Paulimas862/
Paulisma862/
Palhaima861/
Palimath861/
Pallimma861/
Pallimay861/
Paalimaa861/
Palime83577/
Paluma83329/
Pelima83279/
Palema83206/
Polima83148/
Palimo8364/
Palimi8330/
Phalimath801/
Paulema77453/
Phalime77156/
Poulima77146/
Palumaa77100/
Paliomo7735/
Palaimo7735/
Pallime7729/
Palayma7723/
Palimoo7723/
Palyoma7722/
Paulime7719/
Pallema7714/
Pallimo7714/
Palemma7712/
Phelima7711/
Palismo7710/
Palemai778/
Pauluma778/
Palimmi777/
Palhema777/
Palimot777/
Palimet777/
Paulimo775/
Polisma775/
Palesma775/
Palimgi774/
Phaluma774/
Paulimé773/
Palimio772/
Palimer771/
Polimma771/
Poloima771/
Paleama771/
Paleema771/
Palumah771/
Payluma771/
Palimes771/
Palimis771/
Palimit771/
Palimos771/
Palisme771/
Polimas771/
Pollima771/
Palaimaitė7521/
Poulimas71171/
Palemmai71108/
Paulisme7188/
Paulimis7136/
Pallemma7129/
Palaymau714/
Polimeha713/
Paulumah713/
Polimaat711/
Paulimos711/
Palemath711/
Palgimmi711/
Paulemah711/
Paulesma711/
Poolimas711/
Polimi67387/
Pelema67274/
Palemo67102/
Palumo6749/
Polime6747/
Paleme6744/
Poluma6727/
Palletmma6726/
Polyma6725/
Polema6715/
Palemi6715/
Pelimo6710/
Polimo677/
Peluma675/
Polimy674/
Pauleamah671/

Palima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palima in the Bengali language
পলিমাpalima-
Palima in the Oriya language
ପଲିମାpalima88.89
ପାଲିମାpalima11.11
Palima in the Marathi language
पालीमाpalima57.14
पलीमाpalima42.86
Palima in the Hindi language
पलिमाpalima44.44
पालिमाpalima33.33
पालीमाpalima11.11
पलीमाpalima11.11

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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 Palima
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