Palyam Surname

438,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Palyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7731:992,32341,994
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Palyam (521) may also be a first name.

Palyam Last Name Facts

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

Palyam (Marathi: पालयम) is found most in India. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Palyam.

How Common Is The Last Name Palyam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palyam is the 438,351st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,319,112 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Palyam live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Palyam is also the 369,942nd most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 521 people.

The last name Palyam is most common in India, where it is borne by 773 people, or 1 in 992,323. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 84 percent reside, Karnataka, where 7 percent reside and Telangana, where 4 percent reside. Aside from India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paalyam9233/
Pallyam924/
Palam912,935/
Paallyam861/
Pallam834,722/
Paalam83475/
Palame83223/
Paliam83195/
Phalam83111/
Palham8376/
Patlam8351/
Polyam8338/
Pailam8336/
Paulam8331/
Paslam8311/
Palaum8310/
Palaam837/
Palgam836/
Palaim835/
Paleam834/
Pahlam832/
Palaym831/
Paleym831/
Ppalam831/
Palyom831/
Geepalyam803/
Palliam7734/
Polyaim779/
Paulaim776/
Patliam775/
Pholyam775/
Palaham775/
Palhame775/
Palleam775/
Phaliam774/
Pahalam773/
Phallam773/
Paalaym773/
Phaalam773/
Poolyam772/
Phahlam772/
Phalame772/
Pattlam771/
Pauliam771/
Phalamm771/
Paliatm771/
Pallaym771/
Patlame771/
Paillam771/
Pfalaim771/
Pahlham770/
Polam733,361/
Palom73239/
Palamova711,266/
Pholyaim7110/
Phallame711/
Phatlame711/
Palome67483/
Pollam67128/
Palaumova67100/
Phalom6769/
Potlam6753/
Pailom6741/
Polame6731/
Polamm6730/
Pallom6723/
Polgam6715/
Poolam6712/
Patlom679/
Pholam678/
Polaam674/
Paulom673/
Pealom673/
Pohlam673/
Poulam672/
Paslom672/
Polham671/
Polyamova671/
Poleam671/
Palhom671/
Paylom671/
Paloum671/
Paleum671/

Palyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palyam in the Marathi language
पालयमpalayama60
यमyama30
यामyama10

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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 Palyam
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