Palva Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Finland

Palva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3061:2,506,75079,964
Finland981:56,0896,598
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Palva (215) may also be a first name.

Palva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palva (Hindi: पलवा, Marathi: पालवा) occurs most in India. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 684,148th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. Palva occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Palva reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 616,131st most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 215 people.

The surname Palva is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 306 people, or 1 in 2,506,750. In India Palva is most frequent in: Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 35 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 35 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 22 percent reside. Excluding India this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Palva Last Name Statistics demography

Palva earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42% less than the national average, earning $25,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palvai911,229/
Pealva9169/
Pallva9143/
Palvay9126/
Palvas9125/
Palvad9114/
Paalva915/
Palvaa915/
Palvat912/
Palvau911/
Palvaya8314/
Paalvai835/
Pallvay835/
Pallvai834/
Palvaai834/
Palvadh834/
Patlvat831/
Paulvaz831/
Paalvay831/
Palvaia831/
Palvhai831/
Paalvas831/
Palvi803,758/
Palve803,363/
Palua80961/
Palwa80860/
Polva8094/
Palba8029/
Palvo8023/
Pelva8019/
Paalvast77689/
Patlevad771/
Paallvay771/
Pallvi73474/
Pallua73469/
Palhua73296/
Palwai73275/
Palvie73257/
Palway73101/
Pealba7371/
Paluay7369/
Pahlwa7358/
Paulve7356/
Pelvay7347/
Polvoa7334/
Paalua7327/
Palbas7318/
Palvis7318/
Palvio7315/
Palves7313/
Polvay7312/
Polvas7310/
Palbai738/
Paulua737/
Paalvi736/
Paluas736/
Polvat736/
Pallwa735/
Palvet735/
Paulvé734/
Pallve734/
Palvoi734/
Palver734/
Pailvi733/
Paalve733/
Palvee733/
Palvey733/
Phalwa733/
Palvez733/
Palmpa733/
Palvos733/
Palwad732/
Paslvi732/
Pealua732/
Palwah732/
Paslve731/
Ppalve731/
Pelvai731/
Paalwa731/
Palbad731/
Palviy731/
Palvyi731/
Paulba731/
Paulwa731/
Paluat731/
Palvip731/
Phalvi731/
Palbat731/
Paulvy731/
Pailve730/
Palvit730/
Polvai730/
Pathlvath713/
Palyuha67707/
Pealver67216/
Palluat67125/
Phahlwa67100/
Pajlevi6753/
Pallbai6715/
Palimpa6712/
Palbhai677/
Pallvid677/
Palbach677/
Pailwad675/
Pallway674/
Pallvee673/
Pahalvi673/
Polvaya672/
Palluas672/
Patilba671/
Paslwad671/
Paalwai671/
Palbhad671/
Pallwad671/
Palvott671/
Palwath671/
Polvach671/
Paluath671/
Paluhay671/
Pahalwa671/
Paalver671/
Patluea671/
Palvest670/

Palva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palva in the Hindi language
पलवाpalava93.94
पल्वाpalva3.03
पल्वpalva3.03
Palva in the Marathi language
पालवाpalava81.58
पालवpalava13.16
पालवीpalavi2.63
पालीpali1.32
पाळवाpalava1.32

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palva
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