Palao Surname

47,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Palao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6,1071:16,5771,906
Spain2,4171:19,3432,133
Venezuela6171:48,9532,457
Peru3481:91,3346,061
United States3481:1,041,54976,349
Mexico3451:359,7867,485
Thailand2071:341,24859,174
Honduras951:92,8051,633
France901:738,03091,686
Canada471:783,94961,790
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
Gibraltar161:2,122483
England151:3,714,537119,675
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
India81:95,883,173728,828
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Palao (533) may also be a first name.

Palao Last Name Facts

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

Palao (Marathi: पालव, Oriya: ପାଳାଓ) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palao? popularity and diffusion

Palao is the 47,713th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 672,593 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Palao live; 58 percent live in Southeast Asia and 41 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 365,345th most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 533 people.

Palao is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 6,107 people, or 1 in 16,577. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 27 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 16 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 12 percent live. Apart from The Philippines it exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 22 percent live and Venezuela, where 6 percent live.

Palao Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Palao has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Palao last name rose 6,960 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Palao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palao last name are 41.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.12% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Palao earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 74.94% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,912 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.61% more than the national average, earning $26,928,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.98% less than the national average, earning $40,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.19% more than the national average, earning $70,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palhao91416/
Phalao91316/
Paulao9187/
Paliao9172/
Pallao9169/
Palaou9158/
Pailao9111/
Palaoa9110/
Palaho9110/
Palaos918/
Paslao917/
Palaoi916/
Paleao916/
Palauo914/
Palaod913/
Palyao912/
Palaoh911/
Palaoz910/
Paillao831,177/
Palagio8359/
Palahot838/
Phaelao838/
Palaoud837/
Payllao836/
Phailao834/
Phalaoh834/
Palliao833/
Palahao833/
Palaayo833/
Phalaho832/
Palaois831/
Pallaot831/
Phalaou831/
Phealao831/
Phalaoo831/
Pailaoh831/
Paulaos831/
Polao801,335/
Paloa80784/
Pelao8073/
Pasillao7757/
Palagioy7713/
Pailaaoo771/
Pahloo73438/
Polaos7386/
Pelaho7380/
Palaua7347/
Poilao7333/
Pelaou7318/
Paload737/
Paileo735/
Pauloa734/
Paloua734/
Phaloa734/
Palaea733/
Pollao733/
Palloa732/
Palouo732/
Polaeo731/
Pelauo731/
Peliao731/
Paleaa731/
Paloha731/
Palooo731/
Paluia731/
Paloho731/
Palhoa731/
Pholao731/
Polaho731/
Polhao731/
Polaod731/
Peilao731/
Pasilliao713/
Pathlaoth711/
Palaiya67186/
Palayya6729/
Pala'au6714/
Palagia678/
Palaaud676/
Paulaau675/
Palload674/
Pelayio674/
Photlao674/
Pailheo674/
Pelaijo673/
Pelahou672/
Palaaut672/
Patlloa671/
Pailioo671/
Palaiea671/
Palajya671/
Paleyya671/
Palogio671/
Paluouo671/
Palojio671/
Peillao671/
Pelayyo671/
Polyaoi671/
Pollaho671/
Pholaoo671/
Phollao671/
Peiliao671/

Palao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palao in the Marathi language
पालवpalava-
Palao in the Oriya language
ପାଳାଓpala'o50
ପଳାଓpala'o8.33
ପଳଓpala'o8.33
ପାଳଓpala'o8.33
ପଲାଓpala'o8.33
ପାଲାୱpalawa8.33
ପାଲାଓpala'o8.33

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