Palonan Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Palonan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palonan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952

Palonan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palonan is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Palonan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palonan? popularity and diffusion

Palonan is the 2,312,869th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Palonan live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Palonan is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 1,715,902. In The Philippines Palonan is primarily found in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 83 percent are found, Cagayan Valley, where 7 percent are found and Northern Mindanao, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 13 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Palonan
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