Cognomen Paletan (Paletan 
) , throughout the world, is a very rare surname. The surname Paletan is characteristic of Mauritius, where it is quite a rare surname, South Africa, where it is a very rare surname, and France, where it is an extremely rare surname. Much less frequently, Paletan is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Paletan | Mauritius, South Africa, United States, India, France |