Paluw Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Paluw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 10 | 1:2,848,096 | 9,545 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Paluw (108) may also be a first name.
Paluw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paluw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Paluw (Hindi: पलुवा) is more frequently found in Nepal than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Paluw click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paluw? popularity and diffusion
The surname Paluw is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Paluw live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Paluw is also the 904,892nd most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 108 people.
It is most widely held in Nepal, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,848,096. In Nepal Paluw is most numerous in: Mechi, where 60 percent reside and Koshi, where 40 percent reside. Excluding Nepal it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pailouw | 83 | 3 | / |
| Paelauw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Palow | 80 | 153 | / |
| Paluv | 80 | 83 | / |
| Palub | 80 | 66 | / |
| Paluf | 80 | 43 | / |
| Palów | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pallow | 73 | 128 | / |
| Paulow | 73 | 113 | / |
| Pealow | 73 | 64 | / |
| Paylow | 73 | 22 | / |
| Pailow | 73 | 11 | / |
| Pauluf | 73 | 5 | / |
| Palubh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Peleuw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pauluv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paluff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phalow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Palluf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pallauf | 67 | 461 | / |
| Peilouw | 67 | 177 | / |
| Palaubh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phalubh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pholuwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paullow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paillow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Poulouwe | 62 | 526 | / |
| Paluvová | 62 | 40 | / |
| Paluvova | 62 | 12 | / |
| Palufová | 62 | 1 | / |
| Palowowa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Peluf | 60 | 30 | / |
| Polow | 60 | 27 | / |
| Polub | 60 | 2 | / |
| Poluf | 60 | 1 | / |
| Pollow | 55 | 331 | / |
| Polauf | 55 | 113 | / |
| Peilow | 55 | 84 | / |
| Peylow | 55 | 9 | / |
| Paloev | 55 | 8 | / |
| Peluff | 55 | 2 | / |
| Poolub | 55 | 1 | / |
| Poulow | 55 | 1 | / |
| Poloow | 55 | 1 | / |
| Pollauf | 50 | 255 | / |
| Poulouf | 50 | 1 | / |
Paluw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paluw in the Hindi language | ||
| पलुवा | paluva | - |
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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 Paluw
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