Palavra Surname

301,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Palavra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palavra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina5871:6,0251,233
Croatia2201:19,2213,963
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Turkey881:884,33441,843
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
Austria241:354,81038,119
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Cape Verde121:44,1371,620
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Palavra Last Name Facts

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

Palavra is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palavra? popularity and diffusion

It is the 301,673rd most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,788,361 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Palavra are found; 67 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 587 people, or 1 in 6,025. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most common in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 17 percent reside and Portugal, where 7 percent reside.

Palavra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palavra last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Palavra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.11% more than the national average, earning 484,903 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.59% less than the national average, earning $38,579 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palavras93138/
Palavro86554/
Palabra86346/
Palavre8610/
Palabras80100/
Palavros806/
Palavret801/
Palabriea751/
Palabro7121/
Palabre716/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Palavra
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis