Patulan Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Romania

Patulan Surname User-submission:

The Patulan surname comes from a Tagalog word, which means 'to pay attention to someone that is not your equal' or 'to give attention to someone that is not at your level'. Sometimes it also used as a substitute to 'go fight her or him'.

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Patulan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1311:772,81175,228
Romania421:478,04536,914
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pătulan (1) are calculated separately.

Patulan (27) may also be a first name.

Patulan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Patulan surname comes from a Tagalog word, which means 'to pay attention to someone that is not your equal' or 'to give attention to someone that is not at your level'. Sometimes it also used as a substitute to 'go fight her or him'.

- tzipatulan

Patulan Last Name Facts

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

Patulan (Hindi: पतूलन) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Pătulan. Click here to see other potential spellings of Patulan.

How Common Is The Last Name Patulan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,281,391st most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 74 percent of Patulan live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 71 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 27 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 772,811. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Mimaropa, where 49 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 33 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 11 percent reside. Other than The Philippines this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 24 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pătulan951/
Pastulan932/
Phatulan931/
Patilan861,069/
Petulan86148/
Potulan8641/
Patolan8614/
Patulam861/
Patilain806/
Postulan801/
Patilian801/
Potulyan801/
Patulyanova781/
Postulant751/
Potolan7139/
Petilan7132/
Patolán7116/
Pathillian715/
Patilon713/
Potilan711/
Potolann675/
Pedtilan671/
Pettilan671/
Potolyan671/
Pattilon670/
Petilon5743/
Potolon571/
Petilion531/

Patulan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Patulan in the Hindi language
पतूलनpatulana60
पतुलनpatulana20
पटुलनpatulana10
पटूलनpatulana10

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