Palheiro Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Palheiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palheiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1231:1,740,44256,713
Portugal471:221,6658,706
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Palheiro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palheiro is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palheiro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,244,200th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Palheiro live; 67 percent live in South America and 66 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 1,740,442. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 57 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 32 percent reside and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 25 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Palheiro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palheiro last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Palheiro earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

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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 Palheiro
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