Palfiova Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Palfiova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Palfiova Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
England11:55,718,059489,080
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Palfiová (51) & Pálfiová (78) are calculated separately.

Palfiova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palfiova is carried by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Palfiová or Pálfiová. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palfiova? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Palfiova reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 762,350. In Slovakia Palfiova is mostly concentrated in: Prešov Region, where 71 percent reside, Košice Region, where 14 percent reside and Nitra Region, where 14 percent reside. Other than Slovakia Palfiova exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and Wales, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palfiová9651/
Pálfiová9278/
Palfyova885/
Palfioua881/
Palffyova821/
Palfyová759/
Palffyová712/
Pálffiová711/
Pálfyová6362/
Pálffyová5946/

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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 Palfiova
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