Paalzow Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Paalzow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paalzow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Sweden171:579,22142,433
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Paalzow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paalzow is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paalzow? popularity and diffusion

Paalzow is the 2,808,717th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Paalzow is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Paalzow are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 2,875,195. In Germany Paalzow is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 36 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 35 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paltzow8615/
Palszow861/
Palsow7710/
Polzow775/
Palcow773/
Palzov771/
Paltcow711/
Palzova711/
Paltzov711/
Palzhoff679/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paalzow
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