Palugan Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Italy

Palugan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palugan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1511:1,417,71147,804
Italy1331:459,82548,434
Philippines621:1,632,875108,878
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Palugan (27) may also be a first name.

Palugan Last Name Facts

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

Palugan is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Palugan.

How Common Is The Last Name Palugan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 777,192nd most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Palugan reside; 41 percent reside in South America and 41 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 27 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 1,417,711. In Brazil Palugan is most common in: São Paulo, where 80 percent live, Paraná, where 17 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 1 percent live. Apart from Brazil this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 36 percent live and The Philippines, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palungan931,109/
Pallugan932/
Paulugan931/
Ppalungan8845/
Pallungan881/
Palogan861,229/
Paligan86257/
Polugan8621/
Palugam866/
Palugon862/
Pelugan861/
Pallogan80172/
Polugang8019/
Polyugan801/
Pauligan801/
Pahaligan752/
Peligan71111/
Poligan719/
Pologan716/
Paligon713/
Polugam713/
Palogon711/
Pologon57193/
Poligon57115/
Peligon574/
Peligán571/
Pouligon5316/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Palugan
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