Pale Surname
Approximately 110,837 people bear this surname
Pale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 53,674 | 1:430 | 50 |
| Burkina Faso | 25,442 | 1:721 | 112 |
| Mozambique | 10,506 | 1:2,595 | 637 |
| India | 9,153 | 1:83,805 | 5,623 |
| Mexico | 3,815 | 1:32,536 | 2,022 |
| Cameroon | 1,815 | 1:11,443 | 1,553 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,232 | 1:6,618 | 446 |
| Indonesia | 1,220 | 1:108,401 | 11,099 |
| South Africa | 988 | 1:54,836 | 6,964 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Philippines | 385 | 1:262,956 | 38,784 |
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| United States | 272 | 1:1,332,570 | 92,890 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Congo | 138 | 1:36,153 | 3,489 |
| Austria | 114 | 1:74,697 | 11,341 |
| Croatia | 108 | 1:39,154 | 7,862 |
| Uganda | 102 | 1:382,738 | 24,349 |
| Ecuador | 75 | 1:212,078 | 8,027 |
| Argentina | 73 | 1:585,526 | 41,795 |
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| France | 66 | 1:1,006,405 | 112,047 |
| Uruguay | 42 | 1:81,709 | 8,364 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Spain | 39 | 1:1,198,770 | 41,125 |
| Italy | 37 | 1:1,652,883 | 83,776 |
| Lesotho | 36 | 1:56,460 | 8,384 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Myanmar | 25 | 1:2,077,519 | 669 |
| Finland | 21 | 1:261,748 | 20,300 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21 | 1:168,400 | 10,427 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Tonga | 9 | 1:11,924 | 307 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 69 | 1:353,266 | 22,372 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 110 | 1:456,533 | 32,843 |
The alternate forms: Palé (31), Păle (2) & Pâle (1) are calculated separately.
Pale (11,628) may also be a first name.
Pale Demographics
Pale Political Affiliation
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Pale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pale (Hindi: पाले, Marathi: पाले, Oriya: ପାେଲ) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Palé, Păle or Pâle. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pale? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pale is the 5,106th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 65,750 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Pale are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Pale is also the 55,352nd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 11,628 people.
This last name is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 53,674 people, or 1 in 430. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Zanzan District, where 49 percent reside, Bas-Sassandra District, where 11 percent reside and Montagnes District, where 10 percent reside. Not including The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 78 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 23 percent reside and Mozambique, where 9 percent reside.
Pale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pale has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 247 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pale Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pale surname are 15.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.07% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pale earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 48.01% less than the national average, earning R 123,540 per year; in United States they earn 14.9% less than the national average, earning $36,719 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.78% less than the national average, earning $31,412 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pale in the Hindi language | ||
| पाले | pale | 99 |
| पाल | pala | 0.42 |
| पले | pale | 0.33 |
| पाली | pali | 0.08 |
| Pale in the Marathi language | ||
| पाले | pale | 83.22 |
| पळे | pale | 10.42 |
| पाळे | pale | 3.76 |
| पले | pale | 1.45 |
| पेाले | peale | 0.58 |
| पालॅ | pale | 0.1 |
| पाल | pala | 0.1 |
| फाळे | phale | 0.05 |
| फले | phale | 0.05 |
| पालेे | palee | 0.05 |
| Pale in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାେଲ | paela | 66.48 |
| ପେଲ | pela | 29.92 |
| ପାେଳ | paela | 3.05 |
| ପାଲା | pala | 0.28 |
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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 Pale
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