Paleo Surname

179,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Paleo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paleo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico7591:163,5394,861
Argentina4641:92,1197,765
Spain3681:127,0449,756
United States3231:1,122,16480,931
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
Solomon Islands711:8,1691,323
Philippines691:1,467,221103,651
Uruguay531:64,7506,938
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Chile461:382,96710,457
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Lesotho231:88,37210,414
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
France131:5,109,440259,941
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Paléo (2) are calculated separately.

Paleo (401) may also be a first name.

Paleo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paleo (Georgian: ფალეო, Russian: Палео) occurs most in Mexico. It can also occur as: Paléo. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paleo? popularity and diffusion

Paleo is the 179,265th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,061,994 people. The last name Paleo is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Paleo live; 46 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 430,973rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 401 people.

The surname Paleo is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is held by 759 people, or 1 in 163,539. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Michoacán, where 66 percent reside, Baja California, where 9 percent reside and Mexico City, where 8 percent reside. Other than Mexico this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 19 percent reside and Spain, where 15 percent reside.

Paleo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Paleo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Paleo last name expanded 16,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paleo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Paleo surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Paleo earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 18.94% less than the national average, earning R 192,624 per year and in United States they earn 15.25% less than the national average, earning $36,570 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paléo932/
Paleos9167/
Paleho9118/
Palleo9113/
Paaleo9110/
Paleao916/
Pauleo916/
Paileo915/
Pailheo834/
Palejio831/
Pauleos831/
Poleo803,210/
Palea80920/
Peleo80384/
Paljo8018/
Palijo733,979/
Paleha73188/
Peleho7378/
Poleos7329/
Paljoš7329/
Poleou7326/
Pallea7319/
Paulea7318/
Paliho7313/
Pailea7311/
Paleah739/
Pole'o736/
Paljoj736/
Polieo734/
Pheleo732/
Poleho732/
Paljos731/
Paylea731/
Polleo731/
Palljo731/
Paljoy731/
Pauljo731/
Pholeo731/
Paljoo731/
Paleaa731/
Paljod731/
Palijio673,527/
Palagio6759/
Pahleha6713/
Pelehou678/
Palihot678/
Pouleho678/
Palijoo675/
Palaayo673/
Palejya672/
Pallijo672/
Palehat671/
Palaiea671/
Pailioo671/
Paleyya671/
Pouleot671/
Palogio671/
Palojio671/
Pauljoy671/
Paulijo671/
Palehas671/
Palehha671/
Palejha671/
Paalijo671/
Pooleod671/
Palijgo671/
Pauliho671/
Paullea670/

Paleo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paleo in the Georgian language
ფალეოpaleo-
Paleo in the Russian language
Палеоpaleo-

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