Palliayiah Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Palliayiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palliayiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858

Palliayiah Last Name Facts

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

Palliayiah occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Palliayiah.

How Common Is The Last Name Palliayiah? popularity and diffusion

Palliayiah is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Palliayiah live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Palliayiah is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 57 percent live and Gauteng, where 43 percent live.

Palliayiah Last Name Statistics demography

Palliayiah earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 137.99% more than the national average, earning R 565,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palayiah891/
Pallayya7839/
Palaiyah787/
Pallaaya781/
Palaaiah781/
Paliah7536/
Paillayao7419/
Polliah71128/
Pauliah71101/
Pahliah7169/
Palayao7156/
Palihah7132/
Palayya7129/
Pallija716/
Pelayia713/
Palliao713/
Palijay713/
Palajya711/
Palleija6728/
Paloijay6710/
Pollayya678/
Palijash675/
Pallaiya674/
Pallajia671/
Paulayya671/
Paulaaya671/

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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 Palliayiah
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