Paleman Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Paleman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paleman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Paleman (19) may also be a first name.

Paleman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paleman has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paleman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,460,878th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Paleman are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa Paleman is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 58 percent reside, Gauteng, where 36 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 6 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and Sweden, where 8 percent reside.

Paleman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Paleman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Paleman last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paleman Last Name Statistics demography

Paleman earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.8% less than the national average, earning R 157,320 per year.

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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 Paleman
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