Palhoça Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Palhoça Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Palhoca (7) are calculated separately.
Palhoça Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palhoça Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Palhoça is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Palhoca. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palhoça? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,206,983rd most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Palhoça occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Palhoça reside; 55 percent reside in South America and 55 percent reside in Luso-South America.
The last name is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 17,839,528. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Santa Catarina, where 92 percent live and Acre, where 8 percent live. Excluding Brazil Palhoça is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palhoca | 95 | 7 | / |
| Palhosa | 86 | 37 | / |
| Palhoza | 86 | 25 | / |
| Palhaça | 86 | 12 | / |
| Palosa | 77 | 150 | / |
| Paloca | 77 | 116 | / |
| Paloza | 77 | 11 | / |
| Pealoza | 71 | 451 | / |
| Paliosa | 71 | 163 | / |
| Palhoco | 71 | 57 | / |
| Palasoa | 71 | 51 | / |
| Pealosa | 71 | 51 | / |
| Palozza | 71 | 38 | / |
| Palhaço | 71 | 34 | / |
| Palacha | 71 | 30 | / |
| Palioca | 71 | 30 | / |
| Paloosa | 71 | 20 | / |
| Paaloza | 71 | 19 | / |
| Palozsa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Palasha | 71 | 14 | / |
| Paulosa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Palosai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Palocha | 71 | 9 | / |
| Paločaj | 71 | 8 | / |
| Palocia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Palloza | 71 | 5 | / |
| Palhaca | 71 | 4 | / |
| Palacho | 71 | 4 | / |
| Palioza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pauloza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pallosa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Palhaco | 71 | 2 | / |
| Palosha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Paločay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Palosas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palocaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palocay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palloca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paaloca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palachay | 67 | 605 | / |
| Palachai | 67 | 567 | / |
| Pagliosa | 67 | 537 | / |
| Paulozza | 67 | 164 | / |
| Palocsay | 67 | 79 | / |
| Palashah | 67 | 38 | / |
| Pallosha | 67 | 29 | / |
| Paliocha | 67 | 29 | / |
| Pailacho | 67 | 28 | / |
| Palocsai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Paglioza | 67 | 24 | / |
| Palazhai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Palachot | 67 | 12 | / |
| Palachat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Palacioa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Paloshah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Paliacho | 67 | 8 | / |
| Palossai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pallozza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pallacho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Palochay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Palazhay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Palascha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paloutsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palausha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palashaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pahlosai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palhocho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paloshay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Palhoça
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