Palan is used as a family name or surname in India. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Palan
No. of characters: 5
Origin: India
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Palan

How popular is Palan?

Palan is common in India.

Palan is ranked 45318 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Palans grew by 22.61484 per cent to 347 since 2000 and ranked 58481 after elevating 7011 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 77.52 84.81
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 12.39 7.77
Hispanic or Latino 9.22 7.42
Palan is quite popular family name mostly used in India while Mauritius is ahead in terms of density. Around 10614 people have been found who wears Palan as their family name. Palan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
244,758 Ukraine10
486,351 Russia10
101,066 Zimbabwe5
122,390 Belarus4
184,212 France3
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
10,284 Kuwait2
34,572 Israel2
5,217 Zambia2
13,552 Qatar2
7,292 Vietnam1
58,885 Poland1
30,360 Thailand1
153,416 Italy1
47,891 Norway1
4,171 Rwanda1
123,175 Tanzania1
31,207 Ireland1
5,916 Mozambique1
62,864 New Zealand1
7,198 Maldives1
172,258 Germany1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,004 Bahrain49
7,175 Singapore41
58,491 Australia32
57,245 Spain31
98,676 Canada27
36,547 Switzerland27
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with hundreds of Palan:
2,412 Czech Republic662
62,588 United States404
27,711 Indonesia384
13,426 Kenya314
6,650 Malaysia304
3,641 United Arab Emirates275
6,781 Sri Lanka261
2,051 Oman248
4,337 Ecuador207
25,613 England188
27,627 Turkey175
35,546 South Africa146
9,948 Austria131
2,043 Mauritius128
15,064 Romania125
Countries with thousands of Palan:
7,854 India6,386
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Catherine Palan was 20 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on November 17, 1848. She lived in Ireland where she worked as workwoman and took Sardinia from Liverpool.

Palan Namesakes

  • Bernard Palanca, Film actor
  • Peter K. Palangyo, Novelist
  • Kalle Palander, Alpine skier
  • Ramasamy Palanisamy, Politician
  • Bernard Palanca, Film actor
  • Jack Palance, Actor
  • Bernard Palanca, Film actor
  • Georges Toussaint Léon Palante, Philosopher
  • Bernard Palanca, Film actor
  • Jack Palance, Actor

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