Palipin Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Palipin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palipin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Palipin (6) may also be a first name.

Palipin Last Name Facts

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

Palipin has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Palipin.

How Common Is The Last Name Palipin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Palipin are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 6 people.

It is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Palipin is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 67 percent live and Kedah, where 33 percent live. Outside of Malaysia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palipina9310/
Pelipin867/
Palepin862/
Polipin862/
Phelipin809/
Palepina803/
Polipina802/
Palipeng801/
Phelippin752/
Palepienė751/
Palypienė751/
Pelepin711/
Polepin711/
Polipenk671/
Pelepien671/
Paleppeng637/
Pelepen575/
Pelypen571/
Polypim571/
Polypene531/

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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 Palipin
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis