Paliwar Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Paliwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paliwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India441:17,433,304271,013
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Paliwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paliwar (Marathi: पालीवार) is found most frequently in India. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Paliwar.

How Common Is The Last Name Paliwar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Paliwar is the 2,843,861st most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Paliwar are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Paliwar is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 17,433,304. In India it is most numerous in: Jharkhand, where 43 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 30 percent reside and Telangana, where 9 percent reside. Besides India Paliwar occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 2 percent reside and Singapore, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palliwar9316/
Palivar86347/
Palewar86194/
Palibar867/
Poliwar862/
Pallewar80158/
Pallivar8078/
Polijwar806/
Palaivar804/
Paalewar804/
Palojwar804/
Patlivar803/
Paulivar802/
Paulibar801/
Palewaar801/
Patlewar801/
Pooliwar801/
Polliwar801/
Palhewar801/
Pallewaar751/
Paulajwar751/
Palevar711,067/
Polewar7149/
Polivar7110/
Pelivar712/
Palebar711/
Pallevar67334/
Palhevar6742/
Polojwar6736/
Polajwar6710/
Palluvar677/
Polewaar671/
Pailevar671/
Polaivar671/
Pollivar671/

Paliwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paliwar in the Marathi language
पालीवारpalivara40
पालिवरpalivara20
पळीवारpalivara20
पालीवरpalivara20

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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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  • 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 Paliwar
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