Palagin Surname

160,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Palagin Surname User-submission:

Palagin or Palagina is an old surname, that comes to Russia from Greek in IX century.

The female name Pelageya is well known, the less male version of it is Pelagey, it means 'sea one' in Greek.

Close related ones are Palagnyuk, Palagutin, Palagushin, Palagushkin, Palashin, Palashov, Polagutin.

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Palagin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,4961:57,7427,527
Kazakhstan731:242,22621,508
Uzbekistan541:572,76212,592
Belarus331:287,91132,667
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Palagin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Palagin or Palagina is an old surname, that comes to Russia from Greek in IX century.

The female name Pelageya is well known, the less male version of it is Pelagey, it means 'sea one' in Greek.

Close related ones are Palagnyuk, Palagutin, Palagushin, Palagushkin, Palashin, Palashov, Polagutin.

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Palagin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palagin (Georgian: პალაგინ, Russian: Палагин) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palagin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palagin is the 160,128th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,675,311 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Palagin are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 79 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 2,496 people, or 1 in 57,742. In Russia Palagin is mostly found in: Moscow Oblast, where 10 percent are found, Voronezh Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Moscow, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Russia Palagin is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found and Uzbekistan, where 2 percent are found.

Palagin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (63%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Palagin surname are 9.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 56.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Palagin earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palagin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palagin in the Georgian language
პალაგინpalagin-
Palagin in the Russian language
Палагинpalagin-

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