Paluma Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Paluma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paluma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Paluma (108) may also be a first name.

Paluma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paluma occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paluma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 837,371st most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The last name Paluma is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Paluma live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Paluma is also the 904,892nd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 108 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 24 percent reside and The Philippines, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palouma923,783/
Palumaa92100/
Palauma9219/
Palumas9215/
Pauluma928/
Phaluma924/
Payluma921/
Palumah921/
Paulusma86778/
Pallouma864/
Paulumah863/
Paloma8314,923/
Palima834,944/
Palume83174/
Palumo8349/
Poluma8327/
Palumi835/
Peluma835/
Palumé831/
Pallgumma805/
Palusmath801/
Palomaa77349/
Palummo77223/
Paulima77163/
Phalima77125/
Paliema7776/
Palummi7753/
Palumäe7749/
Palimai7724/
Paloume7713/
Palloma7712/
Paloumy779/
Pauloma779/
Phalume777/
Paloumi774/
Palusme774/
Palimma774/
Palimau773/
Paloumé772/
Palumgo771/
Peleuma771/
Phaloma771/
Paelima771/
Palomay771/
Palumos771/
Polouma771/
Polumah771/
Palomoa771/
Pallima771/
Palumes771/
Paaloma771/
Palumets7185/
Põllumaa7135/
Palhomaa7116/
Paloumet7116/
Pailomaa718/
Palumägi718/
Palumhøj716/
Palloumi714/
Paulaumi713/
Pollumaa712/
Paulomah711/
Paloumis711/
Pallimma711/
Polhumas711/
Poulouma711/
Paulomaa711/
Palloume711/
Pallimay711/
Paalimaa711/
Poloumai711/
Paulusme711/
Palomo6780,954/
Palome67483/
Poloma67358/
Pelima67279/
Polima67148/
Polume6792/
Palimo6764/
Palomi6733/
Pelumo6723/
Palomé6716/
Polumo6710/
Polumi672/
Palomà671/
Paulhumes670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paluma
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