Palenque Surname

271,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bolivia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Palenque Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palenque Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bolivia8011:13,2541,311
Spain2371:197,26613,567
Argentina1631:262,23021,146
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Cuba431:267,9705,087
Colombia281:1,706,21711,445
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
France31:22,140,907385,998
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Palenque Last Name Facts

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

Palenque occurs more in Bolivia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Palenque.

How Common Is The Last Name Palenque? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 271,501st most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,078,429 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Palenque live; 71 percent live in South America and 56 percent live in Andean South America.

It is most numerous in Bolivia, where it is carried by 801 people, or 1 in 13,254. In Bolivia it is most common in: Santa Cruz Department, where 53 percent are found, Potosi Department, where 34 percent are found and La Paz Department, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Bolivia this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 17 percent are found and Argentina, where 11 percent are found.

Palenque Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palenque last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Palenque earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 28.88% more than the national average, earning $29,258,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 14.23% more than the national average, earning $49,291 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palenquez94102/
Palenquet948/
Palenques944/
Palnque932/
Palengquez892/
Palenquest890/
Pelenque881/
Palinquez8210/
Palenquiz821/
Palenquis821/
Palenne8063/
Palence805/
Paylene801/
Palinquest780/
Palen777,555/
Phalence755/
Palengke754/
Paulence753/
Phalen712,617/
Pallen711,364/
Paleng711,035/
Paulen711,028/
Pailen71407/
Pahlen71348/
Paslen71255/
Palent7151/
Patlen7150/
Paleen7149/
Palenc7137/
Palien7129/
Paylen7117/
Palaen717/
Paleem715/
Palend714/
Paalen713/
Palnquist712/
Paluen711/
Palinguee711/
Palinquit711/
Poulengue711/
Polinques711/
Pallingue710/
Pealen710/
Paleun710/
Phaleng671,226/
Paulien67258/
Palenka67162/
Pallien67153/
Phalaen67151/
Pallent67145/
Paloeng6778/
Palenca6753/
Pealien6740/
Palleng6739/
Polenke6736/
Paln6733/
Phallen6725/
Pauleen6723/
Polenne6721/
Pahlien6720/
Paileng6714/
Pallend678/
Paulent677/
Paullen676/
Palenki676/
Pauslen673/
Polence673/
Palieng672/
Paulaen672/
Phealen671/
Pasleng671/
Phalent671/
Phgalen671/
Palhlen671/
Palleem671/
Phalien671/
Pahleng671/
Phaleen671/
Paillen671/
Palienė671/
Phahlen670/
Pautlen670/
Palinquist670/
Pauleng670/
Pfallen670/

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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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  • 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 Palenque
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