Palsam Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Palsam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palsam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4991:1,537,20557,401
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Palsam (78) may also be a first name.

Palsam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palsam (Marathi: पलसम) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palsam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 605,571st most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,233,488 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Palsam are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 78 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 499 people, or 1 in 1,537,205. In India it is most frequent in: Telangana, where 97 percent live, Maharashtra, where 2 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Apart from India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palesam921/
Pallesam861/
Paulsham861/
Palsan8315/
Palsom8314/
Palcam836/
Palsem834/
Paljam831/
Palcham77200/
Palshan7734/
Paulsan7724/
Palsaan7717/
Palsane7713/
Palsang7710/
Paulsem779/
Palesan777/
Paulsom775/
Palsain774/
Polsiam772/
Palsand772/
Phalsan771/
Polseam771/
Palsome770/
Palsant770/
Palesang71122/
Pahalsom7183/
Paglisan714/
Palchaam714/
Palesane713/
Paalcham713/
Palsainh713/
Paulsain711/
Paulsand711/
Paulsian711/
Palchham711/
Palesean711/
Pallesan711/
Paulesan711/
Palsagne711/
Pholsame711/
Phalsane711/
Paleshan711/
Palzom67413/
Palson67388/
Paulsaint67228/
Palcan67158/
Polsan67136/
Polsom6780/
Palsen6776/
Paljan6764/
Palsén678/
Paljom673/
Palzan671/
Palsanova671/
Paulshome671/
Polsem671/
Pholsatim671/

Palsam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palsam in the Marathi language
पलसमpalasama55.56
पळसंगpalasanga11.11
समsama11.11
पालसमpalasama11.11
पळसमpalasama11.11

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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 Palsam
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