Palamer Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Palamer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palamer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Palamer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palamer is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palamer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Palamer is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Palamer are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Palamer is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 6,140,932. In Canada it is most prevalent in: British Columbia, where 83 percent reside and Manitoba, where 17 percent reside. Not including Canada this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Palamer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Palamer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Palamer surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Palamer Last Name Statistics demography

Palamer earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.

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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 Palamer
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