Palowan Surname

247,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Palowan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palowan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,3521:117,8674,824
India2041:3,760,124104,250
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Palowan (85) may also be a first name.

Palowan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palowan (Bengali: পালোয়ান) is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palowan? popularity and diffusion

Palowan is the 247,967th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,546,192 people. Palowan is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Palowan live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,039,322nd most common first name throughout the world It is held by 85 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1,352 people, or 1 in 117,867. Excluding Bangladesh this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent reside and The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palowan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palowan in the Bengali language
পালোয়ানpaloyana-

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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
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  • 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 Palowan
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