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

Paluwan (Oriya: ପାଲୁୱାନ) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Paluwan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paluwan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Paluwan is the 1,817,111^th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Paluwan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Paluwan are found; 61 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 61 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 544,256^th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 267 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 1,606,956. In The Philippines Paluwan is mostly concentrated in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 98 percent reside and Cagayan Valley, where 2 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 38 percent reside and Nepal, where 1 percent reside.