Paralu Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

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

Paralu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paralu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1941:42,0295,121
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
India191:40,371,862445,856
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344

Paralu (269) may also be a first name.

Paralu Last Name Facts

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

Paralu (Hindi: परलू, Marathi: पारलु, Oriya: ପାରାଲୁ) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paralu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Paralu is the 985,740th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. The surname Paralu is primarily found in Oceania, where 74 percent of Paralu live; 74 percent live in Oceania Islands and 74 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 542,091st most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 269 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 42,029. In Papua New Guinea Paralu is most prevalent in: Hela, where 79 percent live, Enga, where 17 percent live and National Capital District, where 3 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paraleu92113/
Patralu9215/
Parallu9213/
Paralau927/
Paralux922/
Paralou921/
Paralusz86120/
Paraluch8618/
Pharaleu861/
Paralius861/
Patrallu861/
Peralu8357/
Poralu8355/
Parelu8311/
Parolu835/
Paralyush8037/
Parasillu801/
Parolau7721/
Porallu7717/
Paraloe779/
Peralui776/
Patrolu775/
Parollu774/
Poraalu773/
Parelou771/
Potralu771/
Parolou770/
Parailloux7576/
Paraillous7573/
Pharaaliuj751/
Patrollu711/
Potrallu711/
Pouralouy6718/
Porolu673/
Perelu672/
Porelu672/
Pourzalou671/
Perolu671/

Paralu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paralu in the Hindi language
परलूparalu-
Paralu in the Marathi language
पारलुparalu71.43
परलुparalu14.29
पारलूparalu9.52
पारसूparasu4.76
Paralu in the Oriya language
ପାରାଲୁparalu57.14
ପାରଲୁparalu42.86

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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 Paralu
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