Palagano Surname

612,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Palagano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palagano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1691:361,87442,317
Brazil1501:1,427,16248,115
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Argentina431:994,03362,207
England231:2,422,52489,093
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
France81:8,302,840321,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Palagano Last Name Facts

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

Palagano is found most in Italy. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Palagano click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palagano? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 612,595th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 14,459,416 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Palagano reside; 38 percent reside in South America and 38 percent reside in Italic Europe.

It is most common in Italy, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 361,874. In Italy Palagano is most common in: Basilicata, where 46 percent reside, Tuscany, where 24 percent reside and Campania, where 12 percent reside. Beside Italy this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Palagano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Palagano has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Palagano last name expanded 1,171 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Palagano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palagano surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.17% registered to vote for the party.

Palagano earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.36% less than the national average, earning $41,698 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palaganos9414/
Pallagano941/
Palangano941/
Palagana8817/
Palaganas828,028/
Palangana8234/
Palaganad822/
Palaganap821/
Palanggana784/
Palagueino781/
Polagana7532/
Palagona752/
Polaganga713/
Palagonas711/
Polagona631/
Polagonna591/
Phologana591/

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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 Palagano
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