Palanca Surname
Approximately 9,600 people bear this surname
Palanca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 3,549 | 1:7,605 | 975 |
| Philippines | 2,657 | 1:38,102 | 5,886 |
| Spain | 1,408 | 1:33,205 | 3,315 |
| Italy | 742 | 1:82,421 | 14,362 |
| United States | 457 | 1:793,127 | 61,249 |
| Argentina | 191 | 1:223,788 | 18,393 |
| Brazil | 186 | 1:1,150,937 | 40,026 |
| France | 146 | 1:454,950 | 65,144 |
| Canada | 87 | 1:423,513 | 37,101 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Palanca (11) may also be a first name.
Palanca Demographics
Average Palanca Salary in
United States
$57,251 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Palanca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palanca Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Palanca (Arabic: بالانكا) occurs in Angola more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Palanca.
How Common Is The Last Name Palanca? popularity and diffusion
Palanca is the 53,213th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 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 occurring forename at a global level, borne by 11 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Angola, where it is borne by 3,549 people, or 1 in 7,605. Excluding Angola this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 28 percent live and Spain, where 15 percent live.
Palanca Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Palanca last name are 3.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.99% registered to vote for the political 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
Palanca Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palanca in the Arabic language | ||
| بالانكا | balanka | - |
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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 Palanca
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