Palul Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Palul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
India131:59,005,029552,550
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Palul (10) may also be a first name.

Palul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palul (Hindi: पलुल) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palul? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,255,512th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Palul occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Palul are found; 63 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 63 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Palul is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: West New Britain, where 81 percent are found, Madang, where 14 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 2 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent are found and Poland, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paalul9121/
Pailul9119/
Palule919/
Palull917/
Palyul917/
Paliul915/
Palhul914/
Pallul911/
Pajlul911/
Phalule836/
Palol80127/
Polul801/
Paliugli777/
Phahlule771/
Polhul73101/
Pallol7394/
Pollul7336/
Polgul7327/
Paalol736/
Pailol735/
Pahlol732/
Poloul731/
Paillault713/
Palluscil711/
Pailhol6725/
Paillol677/
Pollyul676/
Pahlool674/
Pahalol672/
Pelhoul671/
Polulova621/
Polol6012/
Poolool503/

Palul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palul in the Hindi language
पलुलpalula-

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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 Palul
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