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 last name Palabra occurs in Bolivia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palabra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palabra is the 807,857th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Palabra live; 100 percent live in South America and 95 percent live in Andean South America.

Palabra is most commonly occurring in Bolivia, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 32,367. In Bolivia Palabra is most numerous in: La Paz Department, where 100 percent are found and Pando Department, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Bolivia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found 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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