Palkam Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Palkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Palkam 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
India111:69,733,217610,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Palkam (12) may also be a first name.

Palkam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palkam (Marathi: पलकाम) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Palkam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palkam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Palkam are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

Palkam is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 45 percent are found, Telangana, where 45 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 9 percent are found. Not including India this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 8 percent are found.

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
Palkham923/
Palkame921/
Polkam831,320/
Palcam836/
Pholkam779/
Polkham777/
Poolkam777/
Pollkam771/
Pholkham71291/
Poolkham714/
Phoolkam711/
Polkom671/
Phoulkham671/
Polkome621/
Pholkom621/
Poolkoom572/
Polcom503/
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Palkam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palkam in the Marathi language
पलकामpalakama-

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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 Palkam
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