Palira Surname
Approximately 234 people bear this surname
Palira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Palira (98) may also be a first name.
Palira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Palira (Bengali: পালিরা) is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palira? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,064,392nd most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Palira reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Palira is also the 956,749th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 98 people.
It is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Barring Malawi this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palira in the Bengali language | ||
| পালিরা | palira | - |
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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
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- 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 Palira
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