Palem Surname

59,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Palem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7,8661:97,5176,419
Papua New Guinea2811:29,0173,310
France1171:567,71676,560
Indonesia901:1,469,43599,362
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Palem (1,756) may also be a first name.

Palem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palem (Marathi: पालेम, Oriya: ପାେଲମ୍, Russian: Палем, Tibetan: དཔའ་གླེནམ།) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palem is the 59,276th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 855,748 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Palem are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 182,746th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 1,756 people.

This surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 7,866 people, or 1 in 97,517. In India Palem is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 75 percent live, Telangana, where 23 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Other than India this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Palem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Palem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Palem last name rose 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palem last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Palem earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.3% more than the national average, earning $72,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pallem912,867/
Paalem91103/
Paleme9144/
Paliem9130/
Paleem915/
Paleam914/
Paulem914/
Phalem913/
Patlem911/
Paleym911/
Paleum911/
Pahlem911/
Pauleme8371/
Paallem835/
Palleam835/
Palleem831/
Palheim831/
Phaleme831/
Palen807,555/
Paleń80853/
Polem80846/
Pelem80454/
Palim80402/
Palne80102/
Palym802/
Paljm801/
Paulheim77188/
Geepalem7728/
Phailiem771/
Phalen732,617/
Pallen731,364/
Paleng731,035/
Paulen731,028/
Palime73577/
Pailen73407/
Pahlen73348/
Paslen73255/
Pehlem73191/
Paulim73120/
Palent7351/
Patlen7350/
Paleen7349/
Pollem7340/
Palenc7337/
Palien7329/
Pallim7319/
Paylen7317/
Polhem7317/
Poleme7315/
Paslim7311/
Paluim739/
Palaen737/
Paalim736/
Paylim736/
Palaim735/
Phalim734/
Peelem734/
Potlem734/
Palend734/
Palhim734/
Pelhem733/
Paalen733/
Paulne733/
Pohlem732/
Phelem732/
Poolem732/
Poleam731/
Poleem731/
Ppolem731/
Phalne731/
Palaym731/
Palism731/
Paluen731/
Palyom731/
Peilem731/
Pholem731/
Paleun730/
Pealen730/
Poslem730/
Phaleng671,226/
Paulien67258/
Phalime67156/
Pallien67153/
Phalaen67151/
Polheim67148/
Pallent67145/
Palenne6763/
Pealien6740/
Palleng6739/
Paln6733/
Pallime6729/
Phallen6725/
Pauleen6723/
Pahlien6720/
Paulime6719/
Paileng6714/
Pelheim679/
Polgeym678/
Pallend678/
Pholhem678/
Paulent677/
Paullen676/
Paulaim676/
Paalaym673/
Pauslen673/
Palnque672/
Paulaen672/
Phealen671/
Pauloim671/
Posleim671/
Pasleng671/
Paylene671/
Phalent671/
Phgalen671/
Palhlen671/
Pallaym671/
Polleim671/
Palienė671/
Palisme671/
Paillen671/
Pfalaim671/
Phaleen671/
Phallim671/
Pahleng671/
Phalien671/
Phahlen670/
Pfallen670/
Pheleam670/
Polesme670/
Pauleng670/
Phellem670/
Pheleim670/
Pautlen670/

Palem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palem in the Marathi language
पालेमpalema92.86
पलेमpalema2.38
पाळेमpalema2.38
पालमpalama2.38
Palem in the Oriya language
ପାେଲମ୍paelam50
ପାେଲମpaelama50
Palem in the Tibetan language
དཔའ་གླེནམ།palenam33.33
པ་ལེམ།palem33.33
དཔའ་ལེམ།palem33.33
Palem in the Russian language
Палемpalem-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palem
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