Palin Surname

57,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Finland

Palin Surname Definition:

The French Palin, apparently the Continental-Teut. cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name-stem Pal- (v. under Paling) + the French diminutive suff. -in [Latin -in-us] rather than from Old French pale (mod.

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Palin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4481:22,7613,181
United States1,5101:240,03922,950
France1,0061:66,0279,102
Canada6131:60,1077,084
Finland5541:9,9221,550
Philippines4521:223,97834,530
Australia3281:82,3049,537
Russia2781:518,42847,397
Indonesia2111:626,77349,479
Dominican Republic2001:52,1652,646
Italy1831:334,19040,374
India1691:4,538,848117,745
Brazil1631:1,313,33944,864
Wales1191:26,0042,705
Sweden881:111,8958,035
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Scotland471:113,9117,445
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Latvia331:62,1239,312
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Bulgaria121:581,57524,486
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
China61:227,886,92811,701
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2991:18,7652,695
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2381:211,00318,126

The alternate forms: Palín (2) are calculated separately.

Palin (1,392) may also be a first name.

Palin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The French Palin, apparently the Continental-Teut. cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name-stem Pal- (v. under Paling) + the French diminutive suff. -in [Latin -in-us] rather than from Old French pale (mod. pâle), pale, pallid [Latin pallid-us]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

William Palain, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard Palling, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Palin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palin (Arabic: بيلن, Bengali: পলিন, Hindi: पलिन, Marathi: पालीन, Oriya: ପଲିନ, Russian: Палин) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Palín. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 57,408th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 826,159 people. Palin is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Palin are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 30 percent are found in British Isles. Palin is also the 209,670th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 1,392 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 2,448 people, or 1 in 22,761. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Cheshire, where 20 percent live, Merseyside, where 10 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 72 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.

Palin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Palin has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 634 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Palin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Palin surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (95%) in Russia and Greek Orthodox (83%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Palin last name are 0.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.6% being registered with the party.

The amount Palin earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.57% more than the national average, earning R 324,552 per year; in United States they earn 1.71% less than the national average, earning $42,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.36% less than the national average, earning $47,018 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palín932/
Paulin9150,135/
Palina912,886/
Paling912,877/
Pallin911,902/
Phalin91430/
Pailin91273/
Palion91234/
Paslin91213/
Patlin91185/
Palgin9196/
Pahlin9165/
Paglin9136/
Palint9136/
Palien9129/
Pealin9114/
Paluin9113/
Paylin9111/
Palhin9111/
Palink919/
Paalin912/
Pajlin911/
Paln8933/
Paulina8312,512/
Pauling833,446/
Paullin83925/
Paillin83469/
Payling83413/
Pailing83409/
Palling83263/
Paulien83258/
Pealing83184/
Pallien83153/
Pallina83134/
Pahling8355/
Phailin8355/
Patling8344/
Pealien8340/
Pahlien8320/
Paulion8314/
Paalina8312/
Phaling8311/
Pallion8310/
Phaylin835/
Palinck834/
Phallin833/
Paulind833/
Paylina832/
Pasling832/
Peaulin831/
Phaulin831/
Pauglin831/
Phaelin831/
Paulint831/
Paulinė831/
Palienė831/
Paitlin831/
Phalina831/
Phalien831/
Pautlin830/
Pallint830/
Paulinn830/
Phalion830/
Paulisn830/
Phealin830/
Peallin830/
Pailion830/
Polin8014,131/
Pelin807,607/
Palen807,555/
Palim80402/
Palén80112/
Palne80102/
Palyn8072/
Pauln8021/
Patln805/
Palnh805/
Palèn803/
Palnt802/
Palng802/
Palln801/
Palnk801/
Pélin801/
Pasln801/
Palnn800/
Peatling77297/
Paulienė77222/
Paulling77164/
Palinova7773/
Pealling7750/
Paullina7723/
Pailling7711/
Palinová779/
Paullion777/
Paillion773/
Pattling773/
Paulinne772/
Paullien772/
Patellin771/
Phailing771/
Pautling770/
Pacillin770/
Pfhaling770/
Pautlind770/
Poulin7340,157/
Poling7310,284/
Polina735,877/
Phalen732,617/
Pollin731,455/
Pallen731,364/
Paleng731,035/
Paulen731,028/
Pailen73407/
Pahlen73348/
Polion73302/
Paslen73255/
Peylin73185/
Pelien73130/
Paulim73120/
Polgin73105/
Paulyn7380/
Pahlén7375/
Poolin7361/
Pöling7360/
Palent7351/
Patlen7350/
Paleen7349/
Polien7349/
Paulín7348/
Phalén7343/
Pholin7340/
Palenc7337/
Peilin7333/
Pohlin7329/
Palyna7322/
Pallim7319/
Paylen7317/
Polind7312/
Paslim7311/
Poelin7310/
Pateln7310/
Palyon739/
Polijn739/
Puolin738/
Poylin737/
Paläng737/
Poglin737/
Palaen737/
Phelin736/
Paalim736/
Paylim736/
Polhin735/
Pallín735/
Phalim734/
Palend734/
Palhim734/
Polinn734/
Paalen733/
Paulén733/
Poilin733/
Paulne733/
Peulin732/
Patiln732/
Poslin732/
Poluin732/
Potlin732/
Paulìn732/
Phalne731/
Phaeln731/
Paluen731/
Pallyn731/
Paluun731/
Polint731/
Pólint731/
Põlina731/
Páling731/
Paulnk731/
Paleun730/
Pealen730/
Peelin730/
Paulinová7141/
Paulinova715/
Pallingue710/
Pollina672,983/
Phaleng671,226/
Polling67696/
Pollien67412/
Poullin67284/
Pollion67279/
Poulina67276/
Phalaen67151/
Pöhling67148/
Pallent67145/
Pohlien6788/
Palnova6782/
Pholien6782/
Palenne6763/
Peiling6739/
Palleng6739/
Pohlink6736/
Phallen6725/
Pauleen6723/
Paileng6714/
Paulyna6711/
Poln6711/
Pollijn678/
Pallend678/
Pheelin678/
Pouling677/
Paulent677/
Paullen676/
Pollgin676/
Pollind675/
Poulion674/
Poilien674/
Pauslen673/
Paullyn673/
Poylina672/
Polingq672/
Pouslin672/
Palnque672/
Paulaen672/
Phoglin672/
Phealen671/
Poilina671/
Poiling671/
Polyuin671/
Poolina671/
Pasleng671/
Paylene671/
Puolina671/
Phalent671/
Phgalen671/
Pholina671/
Palhlen671/
Potling671/
Polinne671/
Paillen671/
Phaleen671/
Phallim671/
Pelienė671/
Poulint671/
Pahleng671/
Phelinn671/
Polinth671/
Phellin670/
Pallynn670/
Peilien670/
Phaelen670/
Pheulin670/
Phahlen670/
Pfallen670/
Pooling670/
Poutlin670/
Pauleng670/
Pehlien670/
Pautlen670/
Pouhlin670/

Palin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palin in the Bengali language
পলিনpalina-
Palin in the Marathi language
पालीनpalina64
पािलनpailana16
पलीनpalina12
पलनीpalani8
Palin in the Oriya language
ପଲିନpalina62.5
ପାଲିନ୍palin12.5
ପାଲିନpalina12.5
ପାଲିଂpalim12.5
Palin in the Hindi language
पलिनpalina25
पालीनpalina25
पालिनpalina25
स्वालीनsvalina12.5
पलीनpalina12.5
Palin in the Russian language
Палинpalin-
Palin in the Arabic language
بيلنbyln-
بالينbalyn-

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