Paldam Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Paldam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paldam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Paldam (48) may also be a first name.

Paldam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paldam is held by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paldam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Paldam is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Paldam reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Scandinavia. Paldam is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 48 people.

Paldam is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 225,789. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Central Denmark Region, where 64 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 20 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 16 percent are found. Other than Denmark Paldam is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paildam929/
Paldan831,233/
Poldam8315/
Paldamova8016/
Paildan7767/
Paldang774/
Pauldan773/
Paldhan771/
Paldane771/
Paldain771/
Pholdam771/
Pooldam771/
Phealdan710/
Pauldean710/
Paldon67276/
Poldan67164/
Paldanová6762/
Paldán6717/
Patildang674/
Paldanova673/
Pateldhan671/
Poldand6226/
Pauldon6225/
Poldang623/
Poldahan5711/
Pholdhan571/
Pholdang571/
Phealdon570/
Poldanová533/
Paldánová531/
Poldon5020/
Poldán5011/

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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 Paldam
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