Palafox Surname

14,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Palafox Surname Definition:

Name from Aragon.

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Palafox Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico31,9381:3,886530
United States4,1431:87,4879,862
Philippines1,9441:52,0778,581
Spain2251:207,78714,123
Canada601:614,09350,489
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England71:7,959,723202,100
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Palafox (46) may also be a first name.

Palafox Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Name from Aragon.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

The Palafox surname comes from town of Palafolls, which got its name from the Latin word palatiolos (small palaces).

In 1035 Humberto de Seasguedes gifted the Castle of Palafolls to his daughter as a wedding gift when she married Bernardo Guasfredo. The decedents of this marriage took the name of Palafolls as their surname.

Around the year of 1370, Guillem de Palafolls traded the Castle of Palafolls to Pedro III de Aragon in exchange of the Castle of Ariza.

After the trade the surname changed from Palafolls to Palafox due the castilization of the name from Catalan to Castellan language.

Palafox has become the main variant of the name since then. Although further changes occurred when the name was brought to Portugal, thus changing to Palafoz.

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Palafox Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palafox is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Palafox click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palafox? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,512th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 189,612 people. The surname Palafox is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Palafox are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 46 people.

This surname is most widespread in Mexico, where it is borne by 31,938 people, or 1 in 3,886. In Mexico Palafox is primarily concentrated in: México, where 10 percent live, Sonora, where 10 percent live and Puebla, where 10 percent live. Aside from Mexico Palafox is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and The Philippines, where 5 percent live.

Palafox Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palafox surname are 44.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.96% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Palafox earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.31% less than the national average, earning $36,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.34% more than the national average, earning $51,837 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palafoix9324/
Palafoxs931/
Palafocx931/
Pallafox931/
Paulafox931/
Patlafox931/
Palafoz86222/
Palafos8668/
Palafax8630/
Palofox8625/
Pelafox864/
Polafox862/
Palafoc861/
Paalafoz801/
Palafocs801/
Paulafois752/
Palafóz713/
Palafaz711/
Palofax711/
Polofox711/
Phalaphak507/
Pollofose500/

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