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

Palem (Marathi: पालेम, Oriya: ପାେଲମ୍, Russian: Палем, Tibetan: དཔའ་གླེནམ།) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palem? popularity and diffusion

Palem is the 59,276th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 855,748 people. Palem is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Palem reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Palem is also the 182,746th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 1,756 people.

Palem is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 7,866 people, or 1 in 97,517. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 75 percent reside, Telangana, where 23 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside. Barring India this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Palem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Palem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Palem last name grew 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Palem are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the 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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