Paluya Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Paluya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 38 | 1:2,664,164 | 134,326 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Paluya (15) may also be a first name.
Paluya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paluya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Paluya occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paluya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Paluya are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent forename internationally, held by 15 people.
The surname Paluya is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 2,664,164. In The Philippines Paluya is most numerous in: Northern Mindanao, where 89 percent live, Caraga, where 5 percent live and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 3 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Paluya
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