Palg Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Palg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea781:104,53514,121
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Palg (35) may also be a first name.

Palg Last Name Facts

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

Palg (Russian: Пальг) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,091,648th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Palg are found; 96 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 96 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 35 people.

Palg is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 104,535. In Papua New Guinea Palg is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 78 percent reside, National Capital District, where 15 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 5 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pallg899/
Paulg891/
Palgue80320/
Peallg801/
Pealeg801/
Paileg801/
Patilg801/
Payleg800/
Palk751,517/
Polg7543/
Palc754/
Palq754/
Palx751/
Palgova73204/
Paulk676,204/
Palke671,810/
Palkh6711/
Pfalc6710/
Pahlk679/
Phalk674/
Paulc672/
Palck672/
Pollg671/
Polgz671/
Peulg671/
Pailk671/
Paulx671/
Paulq671/

Palg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palg in the Russian language
Пальгpalg-

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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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  • 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 Palg
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