Paluwan Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Paluwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 63 | 1:1,606,956 | 108,100 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
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
The last name Paluwan (Oriya: ପାଲୁୱାନ) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Paluwan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paluwan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Paluwan is the 1,817,111th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Paluwan reside; 61 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 61 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Paluwan is also the 544,256th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 267 people.
This last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 1,606,956. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 98 percent reside and Cagayan Valley, where 2 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines Paluwan exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent reside and Nepal, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palowan | 86 | 1,603 | / |
| Paliwan | 86 | 130 | / |
| Paluban | 86 | 12 | / |
| Poluwan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Paluvan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pahlowan | 80 | 646 | / |
| Phaliwan | 80 | 215 | / |
| Palowaan | 80 | 13 | / |
| Pauliwan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Palliwan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pahliwan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phalowan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pailuvan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pahalowan | 75 | 52 | / |
| Palubon | 71 | 1,099 | / |
| Palivan | 71 | 171 | / |
| Poluban | 71 | 123 | / |
| Polowan | 71 | 29 | / |
| Peliwan | 71 | 26 | / |
| Paliwon | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pahaloowan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poluvan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pehluvan | 67 | 50 | / |
| Phaliwon | 67 | 48 | / |
| Pehliwan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pahlivan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pohlowan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pallivan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pollowan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phalivanh | 63 | 13 | / |
| Poluvanova | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pelivan | 57 | 1,205 | / |
| Polivan | 57 | 31 | / |
| Polubon | 57 | 5 | / |
| Pălivan | 57 | 5 | / |
| Poliwon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pehlivan | 53 | 49,418 | / |
| Pelhivan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Phelivan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Poluboin | 53 | 1 | / |
Paluwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paluwan in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାଲୁୱାନ | paluwana | - |
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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 Paluwan
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