Paliyam Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Paliyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paliyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India151:51,137,692512,385
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Paliyam (18) may also be a first name.

Paliyam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paliyam (Hindi: पालियम, Marathi: पालीयम) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paliyam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Paliyam is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Paliyam reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Paliyam is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 18 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India Paliyam is most common in: Maharashtra, where 67 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 20 percent reside and Karnataka, where 7 percent reside. Apart from India it occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pailiyam931/
Phaliyam931/
Paliyan86190/
Palayam86181/
Paliyem8685/
Paleyam864/
Peliyam861/
Palaiam861/
Palliyan8038/
Payliyan806/
Pallayam804/
Paliayan801/
Pauliyan801/
Paliem7730/
Palyem7713/
Palaum7710/
Paluim779/
Palaem777/
Palaim775/
Paleam774/
Palaym771/
Paleym771/
Paloyan711,053/
Polyiam71881/
Palijan71434/
Paleyan71267/
Palayan71260/
Paloian71156/
Palajom71119/
Paluyan7198/
Palaian7162/
Poliyan7133/
Polyaim719/
Palajam717/
Paulaim716/
Paluian715/
Palleam715/
Paalaym713/
Pallaym711/
Pallyem711/
Palujam711/
Geepalayam711/
Palheim711/
Pfalaim711/
Pauloim711/
Polyaem711/
Palajum711/
Paliyen711/
Pelayam711/
Pholyiam67247/
Palahyna67239/
Paulheim67188/
Poolyaem6737/
Palouian6724/
Patlayan6717/
Pholyaim6710/
Palayang679/
Pooleiam676/
Palehina675/
Palouyan672/
Palajina671/
Paluhina671/
Paulayan671/
Palijean671/
Pahluyan671/
Pallayan671/
Palayane671/
Phailiem671/
Phaloyan671/
Pauliyon671/
Palajoom671/

Paliyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paliyam in the Hindi language
पालियमpaliyama-
Paliyam in the Marathi language
पालीयमpaliyama61.11
पालीयामpaliyama27.78
पािलयमpailayama11.11

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paliyam
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