Paluwan Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Paluwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paluwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines631:1,606,956108,100
India391:19,668,343291,059
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Paluwan (267) may also be a first name.

Paluwan Last Name Facts

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

Paluwan (Oriya: ପାଲୁୱାନ) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paluwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,817,111th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Paluwan live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 544,256th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 267 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 1,606,956. In The Philippines Paluwan is primarily found in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 98 percent reside and Cagayan Valley, where 2 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 38 percent reside and Nepal, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palowan861,603/
Paliwan86130/
Paluban8612/
Poluwan864/
Paluvan861/
Pahlowan80646/
Phaliwan80215/
Palowaan8013/
Pauliwan802/
Palliwan802/
Pahliwan801/
Phalowan801/
Pailuvan801/
Pahalowan7552/
Palubon711,099/
Palivan71171/
Poluban71123/
Polowan7129/
Peliwan7126/
Paliwon715/
Pahaloowan711/
Poluvan711/
Pehluvan6750/
Phaliwon6748/
Pehliwan6713/
Pahlivan6711/
Pohlowan6711/
Pallivan672/
Pollowan671/
Phalivanh6313/
Poluvanova591/
Pelivan571,205/
Polivan5731/
Polubon575/
Pălivan575/
Poliwon571/
Pehlivan5349,418/
Pelhivan531/
Phelivan531/
Poluboin531/

Paluwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paluwan in the Oriya language
ପାଲୁୱାନpaluwana-

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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 Paluwan
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