Palja Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Palja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Palja (77) may also be a first name.
Palja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Palja (Marathi: पालजा) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Palja.
How Common Is The Last Name Palja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Palja is the 2,460,878th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Palja occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Palja are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Palja is also the 1,100,117th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 77 people.
The surname Palja is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 13,001,108. In India Palja is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 97 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 3 percent are found. Aside from India Palja is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palja in the Marathi language | ||
| पालजा | palaja | 80 |
| पलजा | palaja | 20 |
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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 Palja
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