Palisan Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Palisan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palisan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2981:339,72646,228
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Palisan Last Name Facts

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

Palisan (Marathi: पािलसन) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Palisan.

How Common Is The Last Name Palisan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palisan is the 837,371st most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Palisan are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 90 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 339,726. In The Philippines Palisan is most frequent in: Caraga, where 34 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 26 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 17 percent live. Aside from The Philippines it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palisan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palisan in the Marathi language
पािलसनpailasana-

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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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  • 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 Palisan
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