Palcu Surname

299,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Palcu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palcu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,2161:16,5112,120
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Palcu (20) may also be a first name.

Palcu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palcu occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palcu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 299,919th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,747,276 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Palcu reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Palcu is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 1,216 people, or 1 in 16,511. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Arad County, where 37 percent reside, Mureș County, where 14 percent reside and Mehedinți County, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Romania Palcu occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Palcu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palcu last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

Palcu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.2% less than the national average, earning $38,317 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palcau91610/
Palcus9166/
Palcut9141/
Palcsu9128/
Palcou914/
Palchu914/
Palcuț911/
Palcuş911/
Palcoux8321/
Palchus8315/
Palchui836/
Palcuch831/
Palsu8042/
Palku809/
Palju805/
Polcu801/
Paulcius7714/
Palcsó73312/
Palsiu7374/
Palcút7354/
Polchu7321/
Palesu7315/
Polcou733/
Paljus732/
Palkou732/
Palsus732/
Palshu731/
Pălcuț731/
Palsud731/
Palcoe730/
Pailcouch711/
Paulesu67141/
Pallesu6720/
Paltsou6713/
Polcuch6712/
Polchau676/
Polchui674/
Paulseu673/
Palshau673/
Paljuch672/
Pholchu671/
Paljuhs671/
Paljuhh671/
Palsaud671/
Polchuu671/
Palkaus671/
Poolchu671/
Paltsui671/
Pealjud671/
Paulsus670/
Polchou670/
Paulsud670/

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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
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  • 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 Palcu
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