Paletua Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tonga

Paletua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paletua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tonga11:107,313791

Paletua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paletua is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paletua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Paletua are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Paletua is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 89 percent are found, Arizona, where 5 percent are found and Utah, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 8 percent are found and New Zealand, where 8 percent are found.

Paletua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Paletua surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Paletua earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.37% more than the national average, earning $67,473 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peletua862/
Paladua7125/
Palitwa713/
Poletwa711/
Puileduay6310/
Peledwuay633/
Posletwait590/
Poslethwait561/
Posllethwait530/
Puiledway509/
Puiledwai506/

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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 Paletua
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