Palfi Surname

131,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Croatia

Palfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,5531:12,9281,641
Serbia4661:15,3331,809
Croatia3611:11,7142,195
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Germany1351:596,33748,011
Austria1211:70,37510,758
Slovakia891:59,96011,562
Canada671:549,93446,038
Slovenia551:45,2307,852
Hungary511:192,47616,435
Sweden371:266,12918,422
England361:1,547,72466,012
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Norway131:395,56035,657
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Denmark101:564,47234,222
France71:9,488,960336,266
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

The alternate forms: Pálfi (5,987) are calculated separately.

Palfi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palfi (Russian: Пальфи) occurs most in Romania. It can also be found as: Pálfi. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palfi? popularity and diffusion

Palfi is the 131,556th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,120,939 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Palfi reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 45 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Romania, where it is borne by 1,553 people, or 1 in 12,928. In Romania it is most frequent in: Cluj County, where 23 percent reside, Harghita County, where 20 percent reside and Arad County, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Romania it occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 14 percent reside and Croatia, where 11 percent reside.

Palfi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palfi last name are 8.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Palfi earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.14% less than the national average, earning 317,919 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.54% less than the national average, earning $40,757 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.9% more than the national average, earning $53,113 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pálfi935,987/
Palfai9120/
Palfyi9111/
Palffi918/
Palfit913/
Palfis911/
Palfitt8321/
Palfy80688/
Palfe8011/
Polfi801/
Paulfeit7710/
Palffy73594/
Pálfai73117/
Palfey7391/
Pálffi7358/
Pallfy737/
Palfer735/
Palfay735/
Palpfy731/
Paulfa731/
Pállfi731/
Pahlfer679/
Pahalvi673/
Palffey672/
Pallffy671/
Pahlfèr671/
Pálfy60819/
Polfa602/
Pálfa601/
Pálffy551,034/
Polfer55234/
Pálfay5590/
Pàlffy555/
Pállfy554/
Pholphi501/
Polphis501/

Palfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palfi in the Russian language
Пальфиpalfi-

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