Pacala Surname
Approximately 3,259 people bear this surname
Pacala Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from the Romanian word pacala, which means 'to fool'.
Pacala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,114 | 1:47,889 | 7,799 |
| Romania | 843 | 1:23,817 | 3,033 |
| United States | 123 | 1:2,946,821 | 172,836 |
| Turkey | 56 | 1:1,389,668 | 55,875 |
| Slovakia | 37 | 1:144,228 | 26,002 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Moldova | 12 | 1:296,781 | 24,445 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Pacală (26), Paçala (1) & Păcală (180) are calculated separately.
Pacala (88) may also be a first name.
Pacala Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from the Romanian word pacala, which means 'to fool'.
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Pacala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pacala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pacala is found most in The Philippines. It may occur as: Pacală, Paçala or Păcală. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pacala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 137,487th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,236,129 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Pacala are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 61 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 88 people.
The last name Pacala is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,114 people, or 1 in 47,889. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Eastern Visayas, where 27 percent reside, Northern Mindanao, where 24 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 14 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Pacala Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pacala surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.
Pacala earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.53% more than the national average, earning $52,439 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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