Palaniuk

Palaniuk Meaning & Origin

About Palaniuk
The surname Palaniuk is of Ukrainian origin and is derived from the word "palanka," which means a fortified settlement or a small town. It is a toponymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify someone who hailed from a place called Palanka or had some association with such a settlement. The suffix "-iuk" is a common Ukrainian patronymic ending, meaning "son of." Therefore, Palaniuk can be interpreted to mean "son of someone from Palanka" or "descendant of the person from the fortified settlement."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Palaniuk is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Palaniuk: 147
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 118,185
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Palaniuk based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PLNK
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P040502
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P AH0 L EY1 N IY0 AH0 K
🌐 IPA
/palaniuk*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PLNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P452

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Palaniuk in Braille

Here's how to represent Palaniuk in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Palaniuk in braille

How to sign the name Palaniuk using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Palaniuk using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Palaniuk in sign language

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