Palečko Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Palečko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palečko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia551:97,02618,584
Czechia171:625,49860,070

The alternate forms: Palecko (25) are calculated separately.

Palečko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palečko is more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Palecko. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palečko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,237,939th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Palečko are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Palečko is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 97,026. In Slovakia Palečko is most frequent in: Košice Region, where 89 percent are found and Prešov Region, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Slovakia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 24 percent are found.

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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 Palečko
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