Palanjuk Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Palanjuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palanjuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia51:845,72148,179
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Palanjuk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palanjuk is most common in Croatia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palanjuk? popularity and diffusion

Palanjuk is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Palanjuk live; 75 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Palanjuk is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 845,721. In Croatia Palanjuk is most numerous in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 60 percent live and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 40 percent live. Outside of Croatia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Serbia, where 13 percent live.

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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 Palanjuk
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