Palula Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Zambia

Palula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico831:1,495,49616,204
Tanzania731:725,22841,094
Zambia431:368,60319,020
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
India121:63,922,115578,870
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Palula (20) may also be a first name.

Palula Last Name Facts

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

Palula is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palula? popularity and diffusion

Palula is the 904,049th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Palula are found; 29 percent are found in North America and 28 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Palula is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

It is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 1,495,496. In Mexico Palula is primarily found in: Oaxaca, where 69 percent are found, Chiapas, where 24 percent are found and México, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Mexico this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found and Zambia, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phalula922,221/
Palutla92478/
Pallula92385/
Palulay92211/
Palgula92120/
Palulla9250/
Palaula929/
Patlula924/
Palulat923/
Palulad921/
Paslula921/
Pailula921/
Pagliula86167/
Palgulla86128/
Pallulat8633/
Paalutla8614/
Pallutla8611/
Patlulla867/
Paluttla865/
Paululat863/
Phalutla863/
Pajlulla861/
Pallulaa861/
Pallulla861/
Paliulas861/
Palola831,105/
Palila83890/
Paluli83183/
Palule839/
Polula836/
Palulo835/
Pelula832/
Pallgulla8024/
Paaluttla801/
Palulis77139/
Palilai77119/
Pallila7764/
Pallola7748/
Palolla7738/
Palilah7718/
Pahlila7712/
Põllula778/
Polutla776/
Phalule776/
Paluelo775/
Palolay774/
Palulod774/
Paliela774/
Palilia772/
Palilea772/
Hpalila771/
Palulei771/
Phelula771/
Phalila771/
Phalola771/
Pailola771/
Pelyula771/
Pelaula771/
Peelula771/
Polulla771/
Polulah771/
Paliulis71441/
Paloulou7185/
Phahluli7138/
Paluilis7127/
Paylilah7125/
Phalilah7120/
Polulach7117/
Pallolla7116/
Poluliah7112/
Polulyah719/
Palyulis719/
Poolgula717/
Peilutla717/
Pallulli715/
Polulaha713/
Polyulya712/
Pailyuli711/
Polulahs711/
Pahlulli711/
Phehlula711/
Phahlule711/
Palyulys711/
Pailolla711/
Polola67331/
Poluli67166/
Palilo67159/
Palolo67120/
Polila6786/
Paluselli6766/
Pelila6753/
Palole6711/
Paliulytė675/
Paloly675/
Paloulout674/
Polóla671/
Poluliach671/

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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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  • 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 Palula
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