Palhaça Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Palhaça Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palhaça Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Palhaca (4) are calculated separately.

Palhaça Last Name Facts

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

Palhaça is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Palhaca. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palhaça? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palhaça is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Palhaça are found; 58 percent are found in South America and 58 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil Palhaça is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 57 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 14 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent live. Barring Brazil Palhaça is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 33 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palhaca954/
Palhaço8634/
Palhoça8622/
Palaca772,729/
Palasa771,600/
Palaza77335/
Palaço771/
Palacay713,242/
Phalaza71273/
Palacsa71221/
Palajsa71179/
Pallasa71168/
Palassa71145/
Paulasa71125/
Pallaca71125/
Pallaza71114/
Palasai7170/
Palasas7166/
Palaisa7161/
Palacia7161/
Palasia7154/
Palasoa7151/
Palazza7149/
Palhosa7137/
Palacha7130/
Paulaza7127/
Palhoza7125/
Paladza7121/
Palasap7116/
Palasha7114/
Palasay7111/
Palacaj7111/
Palocha719/
Palasat718/
Palatsa718/
Palhoca717/
Palaasa717/
Palatshaha715/
Phalasa715/
Palasad714/
Palasaj714/
Palasau714/
Palasaa714/
Paliasa713/
Palačat713/
Patlasa713/
Palaysa712/
Palauza712/
Paliaca712/
Palhaco712/
Palosha712/
Palausa712/
Paleasa711/
Palyaço711/
Palatza711/
Pailaca711/
Palaços711/
Paalasa711/
Pahlaza711/
Palachay67605/
Palachai67567/
Phalatsa67131/
Palashah6738/
Paliocha6729/
Palacias6729/
Pallosha6729/
Pallazza6728/
Palasaai6723/
Palazhai6713/
Palacioa679/
Palachat679/
Paloshah678/
Paliatsa676/
Phalasat675/
Paladsai675/
Palaisay674/
Phalasay673/
Paailaca673/
Palascha672/
Palochay672/
Palazhay672/
Phalasai672/
Phalasap672/
Palashaj671/
Phallaza671/
Palausha671/
Paloshay671/
Phalaxay671/

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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 Palhaça
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