Palivelu Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Palivelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Palivelu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India441:17,433,304271,013
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Palivelu (97) may also be a first name.

Palivelu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palivelu is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palivelu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Palivelu live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 962,660th most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 97 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 17,433,304. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 73 percent live and Telangana, where 27 percent live. Apart from India this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pallivelu945/
Phalivelu943/
Pallivellu891/
Palivalu882/
Palevelu881/
Paluvelu881/
Polivellu821/
Paluvalu751/
Polevallu593/
Peluvolu504/

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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 Palivelu
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