Palu Surname

69,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tonga
Highest density in:
Tonga

Palu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tonga1,0511:10217
India9871:777,16935,124
Indonesia9171:144,21914,236
Brazil7791:274,80710,581
Estonia5521:2,395141
United States4331:837,08863,980
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
Italy3581:170,82925,854
Papua New Guinea2751:29,6503,385
France2501:265,69140,939
Tanzania1811:292,49522,657
Turkey1731:449,83526,424
Argentina1531:279,36922,471
New Zealand1031:43,9647,284
Australia861:313,90427,145
Spain631:742,09631,639
Solomon Islands481:12,0842,184
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Zambia391:406,40820,045
Romania381:528,36539,789
Finland341:161,66814,556
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Northern Cyprus181:17,7234,398
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Albania81:364,25716,885
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England71:7,959,723202,100
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Samoa11:193,8081,089

The alternate forms: Palú (25) are calculated separately.

Palu (32,786) may also be a first name.

Palu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palu (Bengali: পলু, Hindi: पालू, Marathi: पालू, Oriya: ପାଲୁ, Russian: Палу, Tibetan: པ་ལུ།) is most common in Tonga. It can also appear as: Palú. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palu is the 69,612th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,024,539 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 29 percent of Palu reside; 20 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 15 percent reside in Polynesia. Palu is also the 26,021st most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 32,786 people.

The last name Palu is most prevalent in Tonga, where it is borne by 1,051 people, or 1 in 102. Besides Tonga it is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Palu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palu surname are 18.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.95% registered with the party.

The amount Palu earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $46,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.06% more than the national average, earning $53,193 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palú9225/
Palau8913,217/
Palou897,047/
Palui896,027/
Palus894,146/
Palut891,820/
Phalu891,820/
Pallu891,789/
Palud89863/
Paulu89672/
Paliu89664/
Paleu89482/
Pailu89229/
Paluh89163/
Palux89141/
Palgu8990/
Paalu8943/
Palyu8941/
Paluj8934/
Patlu8932/
Paluz8930/
Palup8929/
Paluy8925/
Paelu8912/
Paluş899/
Paylu898/
Paluś897/
Paslu893/
Pahlu893/
Palhu892/
Paluu892/
Pealu892/
Ppalu891/
Paulus8067,652/
Paluch8021,296/
Pallou801,141/
Pahulu80539/
Palouj80505/
Pallud80457/
Paliau80357/
Palous80314/
Palluy80307/
Palaus80251/
Pallut80248/
Palhau80159/
Palahu80151/
Pallus80132/
Paulou80119/
Palluh80119/
Palush8088/
Palius8073/
Pahlau8066/
Palaud8064/
Palouš8063/
Pasliu8061/
Palhui8059/
Paloud8055/
Palaut8049/
Paloux8044/
Paulau8043/
Peatlu8032/
Palhus8031/
Palliu8031/
Pahalu8027/
Pailus8025/
Pallau8017/
Palgau8017/
Paleus8013/
Pauluh8013/
Pailau8013/
Patlut8013/
Palaux8012/
Paulut808/
Paalou808/
Pailou807/
Paalus807/
Phalus806/
Palguh805/
Palusz805/
Pauulu804/
Paulux804/
Payllu804/
Pahlou804/
Paylou803/
Palyuh802/
Pallui802/
Paullu802/
Phalgu802/
Paillu802/
Palhux802/
Paluhs802/
Paluis802/
Palluç802/
Palyui802/
Phajlu801/
Pathlu801/
Phalau801/
Phatlu801/
Paulud801/
Pauluj801/
Phallu801/
Phalou801/
Phailu801/
Pahllu801/
Pauluś801/
Pauleu801/
Paylut801/
Patlau801/
Patliu801/
Paludd801/
Palleu801/
Paelau801/
Palauz801/
Palgou801/
Palout801/
Palouz801/
Pallux800/
Peaslu800/
Paluth800/
Pealau800/
Polu7510,855/
Pelu753,451/
Paló755/
Pauleus733,032/
Paulhus731,231/
Palyuha73707/
Paulius73572/
Palluch73427/
Paulusz73386/
Paullus73383/
Paillou73378/
Palouch73296/
Pauluch7374/
Pauluth7374/
Palluth7369/
Pallaud7353/
Paulaud7353/
Pauluis7337/
Paulous7333/
Pallutt7325/
Palhuch7323/
Palluis7320/
Patellu7319/
Paillau7319/
Pallaut7318/
Pallush7316/
Pailhou7314/
Paulaus7312/
Pagliou739/
Pahalou737/
Patluch736/
Pallius736/
Paulush735/
Phaulus735/
Pallaup734/
Palusch732/
Pauluss732/
Paulutt732/
Paulguh731/
Paslutt731/
Phaloud731/
Pailout731/
Pailoux731/
Pahaluu731/
Pauleux731/
Paullau731/
Pauloup731/
Paliuch731/
Phailut731/
Paulouj731/
Phalyut731/
Palhaus731/
Pailoud730/
Polus673,442/
Pehlu673,107/
Pailloux671,797/
Poslu671,066/
Pailleux67671/
Paillaud67528/
Peleu67424/
Paulusch67351/
Paulů67248/
Põllu67240/
Pauló67238/
Palló67227/
Pollu67227/
Polut67173/
Pailhous67148/
Poulu67146/
Polou67122/
Peliu67122/
Polau67111/
Pailhoux6777/
Phelu6777/
Paillous6764/
Palho6760/
Poolu6749/
Pelau6746/
Paloo6741/
Polup6741/
Potlu6738/
Palúš6734/
Pályu6730/
Peelu6729/
Paloe6729/
Polux6727/
Pálus6726/
Paillaux6725/
Pallù6724/
Poliu6723/
Polui6722/
Páluš6722/
Pailloud6715/
Poluś6713/
Pallú6712/
Peluh6711/
Palouová6711/
Pölgu6711/
Palausch679/
Polud677/
Poilu677/
Patellui676/
Paullaux676/
Peluu675/
Poylu675/
Pholu674/
Polyu674/
Pauliutė674/
Palús674/
Pallouth673/
Poluh673/
Peilu673/
Paullaus672/
Poluy672/
Paullaud672/
Pohlu671/
Paulhaus671/
Paullius671/
Peylu671/
Paggillu671/
Poluu671/
Patellou671/
Palão671/
Pallauch671/
Paillaut671/
Pailliau671/
Paillout671/
Păluț671/
Péleu671/
Poluj671/
Pelui671/
Pasillus671/
Pallusch670/

Palu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palu in the Tibetan language
པ་ལུ།palu-
Palu in the Hindi language
पालूpalu77.48
पालुpalu18.99
पलूpalu1.94
पालpala0.99
पलुpalu0.44
पल्ूpalu0.05
़पालूpalu0.02
पालूूpaluu0.02
पालू़palu0.02
पलू़palu0.02
Palu in the Oriya language
ପାଲୁpalu70.28
ପଲୁpalu22.39
ପାଳୁpalu3.49
ପଳୁpalu1.28
ପାଲୂpalu0.37
ପାଳୂpalu0.18
ପାଲpala0.18
ଇପାଲୁipalu0.18
ଇପଲୁipalu0.18
ସାହୁsahu0.18
Palu in the Bengali language
পলুpalu57.89
পালুpalu42.11
Palu in the Marathi language
पालूpalu52.72
पालुpalu36.79
पलुpalu3.37
पाळूpalu2.59
पलूpalu2.2
पाळुpalu1.42
पळूpalu0.39
पालpala0.26
पालुंpalum0.13
Palu in the Russian language
Палуpalu-

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