Palew Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Palew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Palew Last Name Facts

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

Palew is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palew? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Palew occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Palew reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Palew is most common in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Palew is mostly found in: New Jersey, where 64 percent reside, North Carolina, where 27 percent reside and Oregon, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and Sweden, where 6 percent reside.

Palew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Palew has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Palew Last Name Statistics demography

Palew earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.78% more than the national average, earning $67,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paliew9113/
Pallew911/
Paleiw911/
Phalew910/
Palliew831/
Palev80576/
Paleb8097/
Pelew8057/
Palef8025/
Polew802/
Paleev73879/
Paleva73588/
Paliev73423/
Palliw7330/
Palife7326/
Pahlev7320/
Paliwe7315/
Pailef738/
Paulev736/
Pallev735/
Polewe734/
Paleff733/
Palebh732/
Paleib731/
Phaleb731/
Paleph731/
Paleab731/
Peleuw731/
Pohlew731/
Palayw730/
Patleev6731/
Pahleva6729/
Palleva6718/
Paleeff6714/
Phailev674/
Palleev672/
Palleav671/
Palliev671/
Palevch671/
Paulevs671/
Paalyow670/

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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 Palew
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