Palermo Surname
Approximately 60,060 people bear this surname
Palermo Surname Definition:
(Italian) One who came from Palermo (the spacious harbor), in Italy.
Palermo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 20,837 | 1:2,935 | 244 |
| United States | 11,530 | 1:31,436 | 3,923 |
| Philippines | 11,492 | 1:8,809 | 815 |
| Argentina | 4,874 | 1:8,770 | 865 |
| Brazil | 3,417 | 1:62,650 | 2,334 |
| Canada | 1,124 | 1:32,781 | 4,247 |
| France | 1,063 | 1:62,486 | 8,539 |
| Australia | 817 | 1:33,042 | 4,367 |
| Uruguay | 767 | 1:4,474 | 514 |
| Germany | 407 | 1:197,802 | 22,786 |
| Venezuela | 399 | 1:75,699 | 3,121 |
| Mexico | 386 | 1:321,570 | 7,043 |
| Algeria | 363 | 1:106,423 | 15,542 |
| Belgium | 356 | 1:32,294 | 5,233 |
| Peru | 343 | 1:92,665 | 6,119 |
| Switzerland | 297 | 1:27,653 | 4,242 |
| Spain | 202 | 1:231,446 | 15,208 |
| Colombia | 202 | 1:236,505 | 5,284 |
| England | 188 | 1:296,373 | 22,665 |
| Dominican Republic | 185 | 1:56,394 | 2,803 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Malaysia | 55 | 1:536,259 | 26,457 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| Russia | 44 | 1:3,275,524 | 171,933 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Tanzania | 41 | 1:1,291,259 | 46,697 |
| Panama | 39 | 1:100,314 | 3,825 |
| Cuba | 38 | 1:303,229 | 5,351 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Romania | 28 | 1:717,067 | 48,956 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| Ecuador | 22 | 1:722,993 | 12,618 |
| Paraguay | 20 | 1:361,837 | 5,406 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Puerto Rico | 17 | 1:208,832 | 2,248 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 1:398,339 | 3,755 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Pàlermo (1) are calculated separately.
Palermo (3,032) may also be a first name.
Palermo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) One who came from Palermo (the spacious harbor), in Italy.
Palermo Demographics
Average Palermo Salary in
United States
$48,169 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Palermo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palermo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Palermo (Russian: Палермо) occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Pàlermo. Click here to see other possible spellings of Palermo.
How Common Is The Last Name Palermo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,426th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,338 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Palermo live; 35 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 35 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 131,243rd most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 3,032 people.
Palermo is most common in Italy, where it is held by 20,837 people, or 1 in 2,935. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Sicily, where 35 percent reside, Calabria, where 17 percent reside and Campania, where 9 percent reside. Other than Italy this surname exists in 85 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and The Philippines, where 19 percent reside.
Palermo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Palermo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 104,818 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Palermo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Palermo surname are 0.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.94% registered with the political party.
The amount Palermo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 9.24% less than the national average, earning €27,256 per year; in Peru they earn 10.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,345 per year; in South Africa they earn 188% more than the national average, earning R 684,408 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.55% less than the national average, earning $20,080,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.63% more than the national average, earning $48,169 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.53% more than the national average, earning $56,405 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pàlermo | 95 | 1 | / |
| Pallermo | 93 | 205 | / |
| Palermou | 93 | 32 | / |
| Palermos | 93 | 18 | / |
| Palermop | 93 | 1 | / |
| Palermmo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Paleermo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pealermo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Palliermo | 88 | 4 | / |
| Palllermo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Palirmo | 86 | 308 | / |
| Palerma | 86 | 167 | / |
| Palormo | 86 | 50 | / |
| Polermo | 86 | 34 | / |
| Pelermo | 86 | 21 | / |
| Palarmo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Palermaa | 80 | 19 | / |
| Pallerma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Palorma | 71 | 440 | / |
| Pelarmo | 71 | 128 | / |
| Pelirmo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Palarma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pelarma | 57 | 1 | / |
Palermo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palermo in the Russian language | ||
| Палермо | palermo | - |
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Footnotes
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