Palitu Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Palitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1941:18,3583,135
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Greece151:738,65380,079
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Palitu (34) may also be a first name.

Palitu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palitu (Hindi: पळटू, Russian: Палиту) is found most in Moldova. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palitu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 697,244th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,228,241 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Palitu are found; 46 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 46 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,775,424th most numerous forename globally It is held by 34 people.

It is most widely held in Moldova, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 18,358. In Moldova it is most numerous in: Călărași District, where 51 percent are found, Strășeni District, where 27 percent are found and Chișinău Municipality, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Moldova Palitu occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 37 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pallitu921/
Palithu921/
Palutu838/
Pelitu836/
Politu835/
Paletu834/
Palitó832/
Palaistou804/
Politou771,833/
Politud77381/
Paulutu77163/
Paletou7793/
Pauletu7754/
Paluttu7737/
Paluetu7727/
Palletu779/
Palettu774/
Palethu772/
Politus771/
Patletu771/
Paleetu771/
Palitão771/
Poulitou7199/
Polittud7118/
Paletu'a716/
Palettui716/
Pallettu711/
Palleetu711/
Polutu67497/
Peletu6716/
Poletu6711/
Pelytu674/
Polytu672/
Paletó671/
Pelutu671/
Poluthu624/
Polettu621/
Polythu621/
Politoe621/
Polethu621/
Polythup571/

Palitu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palitu in the Hindi language
पळटूpalatu-
Palitu in the Russian language
Палитуpalitu-

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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 Palitu
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