Paljan Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Paljan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paljan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia381:111,27917,038
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Serbia101:714,49524,752
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Paljan (124) may also be a first name.

Paljan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paljan (Hindi: पल्जन) is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paljan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Paljan are found; 75 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 836,439th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 124 people.

It is most frequent in Croatia, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 111,279. In Croatia it is primarily found in: Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 58 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 13 percent are found and Zadar County, where 11 percent are found. Not including Croatia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 16 percent are found and Serbia, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palijan92434/
Paljyan9222/
Paljhan9210/
Paljang925/
Phaljan923/
Paljain921/
Pauljean862/
Pahldjan861/
Palijean861/
Palajian861/
Palajhan861/
Palean83693/
Poljan83208/
Palcan83158/
Peljan8327/
Palsan8315/
Paljon832/
Paljam831/
Palzan831/
Pateljean802/
Paljanova802/
Palayon77589/
Peljhan77269/
Palzang77115/
Poljanc77101/
Pholjan7794/
Palejon7777/
Palihan7758/
Palchan7747/
Palshan7734/
Paltjon7733/
Paulsan7724/
Palijon7718/
Palsaan7717/
Palsane7713/
Poljang7712/
Palsang7710/
Palesan777/
Paulcan775/
Palsain774/
Pooljan774/
Paulean772/
Palsand772/
Pelijan771/
Palzhan771/
Palkhan771/
Paljong771/
Palajon771/
Phalsan771/
Palsant770/
Phalean770/
Palesang71122/
Palaiyan7193/
Palagian7150/
Palayyan7122/
Palchand7116/
Pauljohn7114/
Pooljean715/
Paglisan714/
Palsainh713/
Palesane713/
Palaayan712/
Palsagne711/
Polojean711/
Paulsand711/
Paulsian711/
Palesean711/
Paleshan711/
Pallesan711/
Paulesan711/
Paulihan711/
Paulsain711/
Pallayon711/
Palchann711/
Phalsane711/
Pholjant711/
Poljeang711/
Paulayon711/
Palcon672,179/
Palsam67512/
Palson67388/
Paulsaint67228/
Polsan67136/
Polcan6777/
Palsen6776/
Palzen6761/
Paleon6760/
Palsén678/
Polean675/
Pălean674/
Palián674/
Polzan674/
Paljom673/
Pailagian672/
Paleán672/
Palzon672/
Palsanova671/
Palaheyon671/

Paljan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paljan in the Hindi language
पल्जनpaljana-

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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 Paljan
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