Palaez Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Palaez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palaez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1371:738,96573,424
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Palaez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palaez occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palaez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,118,459th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Palaez are found; 64 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 63 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Palaez is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 738,965. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 72 percent are found, Ilocos, where 16 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Colombia, where 1 percent are found.

Palaez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palaez last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Palaez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 93.12% more than the national average, earning $43,843,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 4.32% less than the national average, earning $41,284 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pealaez921/
Paleaez921/
Pelaez83103,335/
Palaes8330/
Pealez8314/
Pélaez836/
Paleaz835/
Pèlaez831/
Palaiz831/
Palaec831/
Palauz831/
Pailez830/
Palaise7763/
Paillez7753/
Palliez7740/
Palhaes7723/
Pailhez7718/
Palowez7710/
Pauliez774/
Peleaez772/
Pallaes772/
Palease771/
Peliaez771/
Pgalaes771/
Pailaes771/
Pelaaez771/
Palayesh71115/
Palausse7157/
Pailliez7142/
Pailhiez7142/
Pallaise7119/
Phalaise712/
Palaiese711/
Palayose711/
Pelaes672,538/
Palais671,271/
Palaus67251/
Palaić67242/
Pailes67178/
Palies6762/
Paleix6734/
Palauzova6730/
Palejs6726/
Palees6726/
Pelàez6719/
Peales6716/
Paleus6713/
Palajs6711/
Pelaéz6711/
Paleis679/
Palaheych677/
Peloez675/
Poliez675/
Paleas673/
Poleuz671/
Pelaèz671/
Phalayose671/
Palouz671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palaez
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