Palitayan Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Palitayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palitayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2971:340,86946,316
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Palitayan Last Name Facts

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

Palitayan is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Palitayan.

How Common Is The Last Name Palitayan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palitayan is the 897,852nd most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name Palitayan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Palitayan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Palitayan is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 340,869. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 28 percent reside, Cagayan Valley, where 26 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 19 percent reside. Other than The Philippines it occurs in one country. It is also found in Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palitain821/
Paliyen751/
Paletean7116/
Palijean711/
Paletehan677/
Paleteang675/
Palaitienė637/
Paljain631/
Paulaitienė60136/
Pauljean592/
Palesean591/
Peletean591/
Politienė565/
Poletahina531/

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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 Palitayan
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