Palafos Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Palafos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palafos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Palafos Last Name Facts

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

Palafos occurs most in Mexico. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Palafos.

How Common Is The Last Name Palafos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,312,869th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Palafos are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

The surname is most widespread in Mexico, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 4,137,540. In Mexico Palafos is primarily concentrated in: Jalisco, where 67 percent live, Zacatecas, where 7 percent live and Baja California, where 3 percent live. Not including Mexico this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Palafos Last Name Statistics demography

Palafos earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.43% less than the national average, earning $27,431 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palafoxs931/
Palafoes931/
Palafo922/
Paulafoes886/
Paulafois882/
Palafox8638,434/
Palafoz86222/
Pelafos8614/
Palafod862/
Palafoa862/
Palafoy861/
Palafoc861/
Palafus861/
Palafoix8024/
Pallafox801/
Paulafox801/
Paalafoz801/
Palafa771/
Pelafas7146/
Palafax7130/
Palofox7125/
Palafóz713/
Polafox712/
Palafaz711/
Palapho711/
Phalapho6712/
Palaphot678/
Pholafod671/
Pollofose630/
Polafa621/
Polofo621/
Palavah579/
Palofax571/
Polofox571/
Phalopha5311/
Palaphat531/
Paulopha531/
Phatlapha501/

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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 Palafos
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