Palwe Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Palwe Surname User-submission:

The surname Palve or Palwe originates from Maharashtra, India. It belongs to the Vanjari or Banjara tribe, which means 'nomad people', they have animals and cattle and move from one place to another, they do multiple jobs and have no fixed profession.

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Palwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4461:1,719,87861,973
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Palwe (18) may also be a first name.

Palwe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Palve or Palwe originates from Maharashtra, India. It belongs to the Vanjari or Banjara tribe, which means 'nomad people', they have animals and cattle and move from one place to another, they do multiple jobs and have no fixed profession. The surname comes from the name of the Pali village, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. Therefore it means 'people from Pali'.

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Palwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palwe (Marathi: पालवे) is found most frequently in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palwe is the 659,458th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Palwe live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 446 people, or 1 in 1,719,878. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 79 percent are found, Telangana, where 10 percent are found and Karnataka, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Palwe Last Name Statistics demography

Palwe earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palwet911/
Palweh911/
Palwee911/
Palw8911/
Phallwe831/
Pallwee831/
Pailwee831/
Palve803,363/
Palwa80860/
Palue80145/
Palbe80116/
Palwi8033/
Polwe807/
Pahlw801/
Paulw800/
Palwai73275/
Palvie73257/
Palway73101/
Paylue7383/
Paulve7356/
Poulwe7344/
Pallwi7334/
Paluet7334/
Paslwi7314/
Palves7313/
Pailwi7310/
Pallwa735/
Palvet735/
Palver734/
Pallve734/
Paulbe734/
Palvee733/
Palvez733/
Phalwa733/
Palvey733/
Paalve733/
Pauløw732/
Polwee732/
Pholwe731/
Pealue731/
Phalue731/
Paslve731/
Paulwa731/
Paalwa731/
Ppalve731/
Pailue731/
Pollwe731/
Paulue731/
Pailve730/
Palluet67278/
Pealver67216/
Pajlevi6753/
Phellwe6728/
Pahalwi676/
Paulbee676/
Pallway674/
Polw673/
Pallvee673/
Pholwee671/
Patluea671/
Paulues671/
Paalwai671/
Pahalwa671/
Paalver671/
Potelwe671/
Pealoue671/
Palvest670/
Palluer670/

Palwe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palwe in the Marathi language
पालवेpalave98.38
पळवेpalave1.08

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