Palulu Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Palulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia921:1,437,49197,733
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Turkey281:2,779,33682,809
India61:127,844,230863,365
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Palulu (30) may also be a first name.

Palulu Last Name Facts

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

Palulu (Marathi: पालुलु, Oriya: ପାଲୁଲୁ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palulu is the 1,348,199th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Palulu are found; 53 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 53 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Palulu is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 30 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 1,437,491. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 36 percent reside, Central Sulawesi, where 20 percent reside and Gorontalo, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia Palulu exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Turkey, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palullu92143/
Pallulu9224/
Palutlu923/
Pailulu923/
Palulud921/
Paloulou8685/
Palilu83248/
Polulu83228/
Palolu8358/
Pelulu8312/
Paloulout804/
Pallolu77134/
Paloğlu7752/
Palollu7712/
Paloolu7710/
Polullu772/
Poululu771/
Polaulu771/
Phaloluy7113/
Pallollu715/
Poolullu711/
Pailolu621/
Pouloulou535/
Pololu5023/
Pelilu504/

Palulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palulu in the Oriya language
ପାଲୁଲୁpalulu-
Palulu in the Marathi language
पालुलुpalulu-

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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 Palulu
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