Palef Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Palef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Palef Last Name Facts

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

Palef is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palef? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Palef live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Palef is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 2,046,977. In Canada Palef is mostly found in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Other than Canada this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.

Palef Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Palef earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 33.04% more than the national average, earning $57,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 92.84% more than the national average, earning $95,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pailef918/
Paleff913/
Paleeff8314/
Palev80576/
Paleb8097/
Polef8041/
Palew8016/
Palif809/
Palyf801/
Pallgeff771/
Pailleff771/
Paleev73879/
Paleva73588/
Paliev73423/
Palife7326/
Pahlev7320/
Paliew7313/
Paulev736/
Pallev735/
Palebh732/
Paleib731/
Phaleb731/
Paleph731/
Paleab731/
Pallew731/
Paleiw731/
Phalew730/
Patleev6731/
Pahleva6729/
Palleva6718/
Palioff6714/
Phailev674/
Poleeff673/
Palleev672/
Palleav671/
Palliew671/
Palliev671/
Palevch671/
Paulevs671/

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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 Palef
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