Paillalef Surname

156,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Paillalef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Paillalef Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile1,8421:9,564863
Argentina9461:45,1833,814
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Paíllalef (1) are calculated separately.

Paillalef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paillalef is carried by more people in Chile than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Paíllalef. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paillalef? popularity and diffusion

Paillalef is the 156,718th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,609,218 people. Paillalef is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Paillalef reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 100 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

Paillalef is most frequently occurring in Chile, where it is borne by 1,842 people, or 1 in 9,564. In Chile it is primarily found in: Araucanía Region, where 40 percent live, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 39 percent live and Los Ríos Region, where 7 percent live. Besides Chile this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 34 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paíllalef961/
Paillaleff951/
Pailalef94274/
Pallalef94151/
Payllalef89346/
Paillelef8914/
Palaliev715/
Pilalova5949/
Palalova596/
Plehalev591/

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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 Paillalef
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