Palongan Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Palongan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palongan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Palongan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palongan has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Palongan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palongan? popularity and diffusion

Palongan is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Palongan live; 74 percent live in South America and 74 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 15,291,024. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Paraná, where 50 percent live and São Paulo, where 50 percent live. Other than Brazil Palongan occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and The Philippines, where 5 percent live.

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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 Palongan
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