Palanca Surname

53,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Palanca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palanca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola3,5491:7,605975
Philippines2,6571:38,1025,886
Spain1,4081:33,2053,315
Italy7421:82,42114,362
United States4571:793,12761,249
Argentina1911:223,78818,393
Brazil1861:1,150,93740,026
France1461:454,95065,144
Canada871:423,51337,101
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
England221:2,532,63991,802
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Guam81:20,0153,029
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Palanca (11) may also be a first name.

Palanca Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palanca (Arabic: بالانكا) is held by more people in Angola than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palanca? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,213th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 759,119 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 37 percent of Palanca reside; 37 percent reside in Southern Africa and 37 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 11 people.

The surname Palanca is most commonly occurring in Angola, where it is borne by 3,549 people, or 1 in 7,605. Beside Angola Palanca occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 28 percent reside and Spain, where 15 percent reside.

Palanca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palanca last name are 3.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.99% registered with the party.

The amount Palanca earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 3.55% more than the national average, earning €31,095 per year; in United States they earn 32.68% more than the national average, earning $57,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.33% more than the national average, earning $63,759 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palancha93659/
Pallanca93310/
Palancia93186/
Pailanca93136/
Palancas9370/
Palangca9339/
Palancsa9336/
Palancea934/
Paillanca888/
Palanchai885/
Pallancha884/
Paalancha881/
Palanchea881/
Palyancha881/
Palangcad881/
Palangcas881/
Palanci862,005/
Palanco86888/
Palanza86360/
Palance86151/
Palanka8640/
Polanca8634/
Pelanca8615/
Palanja8611/
Palansa8611/
Palonca868/
Palancy861/
Palancı861/
Phalanchai825/
Palacencia824/
Pallanza80500/
Palantza80354/
Palanjay80227/
Palanchi80160/
Palancio80153/
Palangka8091/
Pollanca8078/
Palanche8055/
Palancoi8050/
Palančai8035/
Palangia8035/
Pailanza8032/
Palankay8025/
Palancos8010/
Palankai809/
Pailanco808/
Paulanka807/
Palangco807/
Polancas807/
Pelangca806/
Palancoy805/
Paylanco805/
Palanché804/
Paloncha804/
Pailansa804/
Pallance803/
Pelianca802/
Palamcha801/
Paloncia801/
Pallanka801/
Palankaš801/
Palannza801/
Palansay801/
Polancia801/
Polancoa801/
Poolanca801/
Palansai801/
Palachencia781/
Paląca775/
Paylangco75442/
Pallanche7573/
Pallantza7556/
Pailangco7537/
Paliantza7517/
Pallaanco7511/
Pallianco757/
Palanchhi755/
Paalanchi755/
Paelangco755/
Palankaya753/
Paillance753/
Palacenka752/
Pollancia751/
Palangcoi751/
Palanchoi751/
Palangcos751/
Palangias751/
Palangkas751/
Palankaus751/
Polangcas751/
Pallanchi750/
Polanco71172,092/
Palanki712,295/
Polanka71602/
Palanjo71557/
Palanzo71108/
Palanzi71105/
Polonca7183/
Paloncy7180/
Polance7167/
Palanko7139/
Palonci7132/
Polancy7120/
Palanke7115/
Polanci7115/
Paloncý7112/
Palonco714/
Pelanco713/
Palajcenco712/
Pelanka711/
Palamsa711/
Palanso711/
Payllangco711/
Polancò711/
Pölanco711/
Palanky711/
Polancos673,049/
Palanque67909/
Polangco67611/
Palangio67305/
Palanker67177/
Pelangco67101/
Polyanka6799/
Pallanki6774/
Pollanka6730/
Pollanco6727/
Paalanko6727/
Pelangka6721/
Polancih6719/
Paalanki6717/
Potlanka6716/
Polanjay6714/
Palankey679/
Paliachenka678/
Polangka677/
Pallanzi676/
Pholanco676/
Pallanjo675/
Palangke674/
Palankee673/
Polanchi673/
Polaanco673/
Polankai673/
Paulanko673/
Puolanka672/
Polancco672/
Palankoy672/
Palantzi672/
Palansio672/
Polyanckaya671/
Polancio671/
Polancki671/
Polankay671/
Palainso671/
Polancho671/
Paulochenca671/
Paloncio671/
Pallamsa671/
Palankis671/
Palanzio671/
Polancoi671/
Pòllanco671/
Poolanco671/
Palonchi670/

Palanca Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palanca in the Arabic language
بالانكاbalanka-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palanca
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