Palameika Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Palameika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palameika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Palameika Last Name Facts

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

Palameika is held by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palameika? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Palameika live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Baltic Europe.

Palameika is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 683,349. In Latvia Palameika is most numerous in: Latgale, where 33 percent are found, Riga Planning Region, where 33 percent are found and Vidzeme, where 33 percent are found. Barring Latvia Palameika exists in one country. It is also common in Estonia, where 25 percent are found.

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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 Palameika
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