Palfy Surname

483,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Palfy Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son of Paul', after the family's first member, Paul Konth.

Palfy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2961:1,224,52386,796
Canada1311:281,26426,302
Ukraine841:541,93760,913
Austria531:160,66921,171
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Israel101:855,76354,181
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Pálfy (819) are calculated separately.

Palfy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Paul', after the family's first member, Paul Konth.

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Palfy Last Name Facts

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

Palfy is found most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Pálfy. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palfy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 483,673rd most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,592,363 people. Palfy is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Palfy are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 1,224,523. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 15 percent reside, Ohio, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent reside and Ukraine, where 12 percent reside.

Palfy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Palfy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Palfy last name grew 14,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Palfy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palfy surname are 8.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Palfy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $45,128 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.87% more than the national average, earning $54,589 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pálfy93819/
Palffy91594/
Palfey9191/
Palfyi9111/
Pallfy917/
Palfay915/
Palpfy911/
Palffey832/
Pallffy831/
Palfi803,436/
Palfe8011/
Pálffy731,034/
Pálfay7390/
Palfai7320/
Palffi738/
Palfer735/
Pàlffy735/
Pállfy734/
Palfit733/
Paulfa731/
Palfis731/
Palfitt6721/
Pahlfer679/
Pahlfèr671/
Paulfeit6210/
Pollfeyt621/
Pálfi605,987/
Polfa602/
Pálfa601/
Polfi601/
Polfer55234/
Pálfai55117/
Pálffi5558/
Pállfi551/
Pahalvi503/

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