Palenco Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Palenco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palenco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova41:890,34246,069
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Palenco Last Name Facts

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

Palenco occurs in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palenco? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palenco is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Palenco live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Moldova, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 890,342. In Moldova it is mostly found in: Chișinău Municipality, where 50 percent reside, Cahul District, where 25 percent reside and Strășeni District, where 25 percent reside. Besides Moldova this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 25 percent reside and Argentina, where 13 percent reside.

Palenco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Palenco has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Palenco surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Palenco
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