Paelma Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Paelma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paelma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4891:207,03132,482
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Paelma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paelma occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paelma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 614,324th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Paelma reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 489 people, or 1 in 207,031. In The Philippines it is most common in: Calabarzon, where 30 percent reside, Bicol, where 29 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 15 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Paelma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Paelma are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Paelma earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pajelma9251/
Pelma9191/
Pauselma863/
Peaselma861/
Puelma83783/
Poelma83458/
Paulma83441/
Paelmo83339/
Pailma83290/
Pelmas8363/
Pelmah8359/
Pielma833/
Pelmap832/
Pelmat831/
Plma801/
Pellmas7719/
Paulmaz778/
Paulmay771/
Pelmo73825/
Plema73154/
Pilma7345/
Põlma7315/
Phlma731/
Plmma731/
Plmas731/
Paulmaah712/
Piyalmai711/
Pilmai672/
Pellmo672/
Paulmo671/
Phlmai671/
Poulma671/
Pilmaa671/
Pelmot671/
Pailmo671/
Pillma671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Paelma
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