Palabra Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bolivia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Palabra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palabra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bolivia3281:32,3672,137
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Palabra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palabra is found in Bolivia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palabra? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 807,857th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Palabra live; 100 percent live in South America and 95 percent live in Andean South America.

The last name Palabra is most frequently occurring in Bolivia, where it is carried by 328 people, or 1 in 32,367. In Bolivia it is primarily found in: La Paz Department, where 100 percent are found and Pando Department, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Bolivia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 4 percent are found and Venezuela, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palabras93100/
Palabriea881/
Palavra861,259/
Palabro8621/
Palabre866/
Pelabra862/
Palavras80138/
Palabres801/
Palavro71554/
Palavre7110/
Palavros676/
Polobri571/

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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 Palabra
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