Palaghia Surname

394,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Palaghia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palaghia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania8511:23,5933,012
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Palaghia (55) may also be a first name.

Palaghia Last Name Facts

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

Palaghia is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palaghia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 394,201st most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,133,422 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Palaghia live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,336,256th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 55 people.

Palaghia is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 851 people, or 1 in 23,593. In Romania Palaghia is primarily concentrated in: Iași County, where 22 percent are found, Neamț County, where 16 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Romania Palaghia is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Palaghia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palaghia surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Palaghia earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.65% less than the national average, earning $34,238 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palaghiea945/
Palaghiță8242/
Palageau755/
Palaguya752/
Paloguia751/
Palangeau711/
Palagjo672/
Palagyo671/
Palangeo63241/
Pallagyo6318/
Pologuia631/
Paliagjo631/
Pallangeo5911/
Palang'yo592/
Poolagujja563/
Pallang'yo561/
Palongya5011/

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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
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  • 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 Palaghia
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