Palecia Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Palecia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palecia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272

Palecia (12) may also be a first name.

Palecia Last Name Facts

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

Palecia occurs more in Venezuela more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Palecia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palecia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Palecia occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Palecia are found; 63 percent are found in South America and 63 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Palecia is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Venezuela, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 3,775,510. In Venezuela it is most numerous in: Bolívar, where 25 percent reside, Capital District, where 13 percent reside and Carabobo, where 13 percent reside. Not including Venezuela this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 19 percent reside and Colombia, where 13 percent reside.

Palecia Last Name Statistics demography

Palecia earn somewhat less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 11.64% less than the national average, earning $20,060,000 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paleca921/
Palecha86110/
Palicia8680/
Palesia8611/
Palecio863/
Palieca861/
Polecia861/
Palleca860/
Pahlesia8036/
Palecios805/
Palechaa803/
Paulicia802/
Pallecha802/
Paslecha801/
Pallesia801/
Paleucio801/
Paalieca801/
Paslicia801/
Paliza774,336/
Palica771,095/
Palisa77655/
Palesa77434/
Paleza7764/
Paleco7747/
Palyca7715/
Poleca773/
Palisoa71537/
Palicio71486/
Palisah71334/
Palicha71299/
Policia71258/
Palitza71224/
Paliosa71163/
Palesha71161/
Paulica71124/
Palezza7186/
Palaisa7161/
Palicza7147/
Pallisa7144/
Palizza7142/
Palisay7133/
Palizay7132/
Palissa7128/
Polecha7128/
Palleza7122/
Palitsa7116/
Palliza7116/
Palycha7115/
Palecho7115/
Polícia7114/
Paulisa7113/
Palesio7110/
Paleico7110/
Pallesa715/
Palleco714/
Palisha713/
Pauliza713/
Palesah713/
Palheco712/
Pallica712/
Paulixa712/
Phalisa712/
Poleaca711/
Paylica711/
Paalica711/
Paleasa711/
Palechchha711/
Paluica711/
Palisei711/
Palisia711/
Palizsa711/
Paleaco711/
Palessa711/
Phaleco711/
Polecio711/
Paleesa711/
Palesei711/
Polecios6739/
Paliocha6729/
Palicios6726/
Palichat6721/
Paulisha6716/
Paletsas6713/
Pallicha677/
Palichai677/
Pahulisa675/
Paulicio674/
Palaisay674/
Palesios673/
Palaicio672/
Palissat672/
Paulizza672/
Palytsia672/
Pallissa672/
Phalisat671/
Palichha671/
Palishat671/
Palissay671/
Palisath671/
Paleecho671/
Phalisha670/

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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 Palecia
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