Palau

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Palauan

Borrowed from Palauan Belau (“Palau”), traditionally derived from aidebelau (“indirect replies”) in reference to the island's creation story, or from beluu (“village”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land, territory”).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Palaux Derived from Palau
Palaus Derived from Palau
Palaud Derived from Palau
Palaude Derived from Palau
Palauzi Derived from Palau
Palausi Derived from Palau
Palausse Derived from Palau
Palauqui Derived from Palau

Popularity by Country

Palau

Rank #7919

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

Palau

Rank #39756

Frequency 520 people (0.19 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 25.19% Hispanic 66.15% Asian/PI 6.73% Two+ 1.73%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

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