Palwai Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Palwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2011:3,816,246105,238
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Palwai (78) may also be a first name.

Palwai Last Name Facts

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

Palwai occurs most in India. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palwai? popularity and diffusion

Palwai is the 950,707th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Palwai are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 78 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 3,816,246. In India it is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 82 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 11 percent live and Bihar, where 0 percent live. Excluding India this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Palwai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palwai surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Palwai earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.7% more than the national average, earning $71,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palwayi9248/
Paalwai921/
Palwaie921/
Palwa91860/
Palwi9133/
Paalwayi863/
Pailwait860/
Palvai831,229/
Palway83101/
Pahlwa8358/
Pallwi8334/
Paslwi8314/
Pailwi8310/
Polwai8310/
Palbai838/
Pallwa835/
Palwae835/
Phalwa833/
Palwad832/
Palwah832/
Paalwa831/
Paulwa831/
Palvayi773,026/
Phahlwa77100/
Palvaie7716/
Pallbai7715/
Palwiya7711/
Palbhai777/
Pahalwi776/
Pailwad775/
Paalvai775/
Pallvai774/
Palvaai774/
Pallway774/
Paslwad771/
Pallwad771/
Palvaia771/
Palvaii771/
Palvhai771/
Palwath771/
Pahalwa771/
Polwais771/
Pholwai771/
Palui736,027/
Palvi733,758/
Palua73961/
Palwe73456/
Palva73434/
Polwa7340/
Palba7329/
Palbi7321/
Palvaayi7126/
Patlewad717/
Palwayee713/
Patilwad711/
Paalvayi711/
Paalwaye711/
Palbaiah711/
Palvaiah711/
Palvaiee711/
Palvaiyi711/
Palvayii711/
Paulwich710/
Pallvi67474/
Pallua67469/
Palhua67296/
Palvie67257/
Pealba6771/
Pealva6769/
Paluay6769/
Palhui6759/
Pallva6743/
Polway6735/
Paalua6727/
Palvay6726/
Palvas6725/
Polwah6722/
Palvis6718/
Palvio6715/
Poselwait6714/
Palvad6714/
Palvae679/
Paulua677/
Paalvi676/
Paluas676/
Polwat676/
Polwad675/
Paalva675/
Palvaa675/
Pholwi675/
Pallbi674/
Palvoi674/
Paalvaayi674/
Pailvi673/
Pallui672/
Palvat672/
Paslvi672/
Paluis672/
Pealua672/
Palyui672/
Pelvai671/
Pailbi671/
Palboi671/
Palvau671/
Palviy671/
Palvyi671/
Palwee671/
Palweh671/
Paulba671/
Paluat671/
Palwet671/
Palvip671/
Pholwa671/
Phalvi671/
Palvit670/
Potlewait670/
Polvai670/

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