Palabras Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Palabras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palabras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines881:1,150,43492,307
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Palabras Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palabras is found most in The Philippines. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palabras? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palabras is the 1,849,867th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname Palabras occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Palabras live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 1,150,434. In The Philippines Palabras is mostly concentrated in: Davao Region, where 76 percent reside, Eastern Visayas, where 9 percent reside and Ilocos, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines Palabras occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Palabras
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