Paliga Surname

177,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Paliga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paliga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,3111:28,9924,409
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Turkey2521:308,81520,097
Brazil1421:1,507,56650,366
Tanzania1331:398,05728,212
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Philippines671:1,511,018105,084
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Slovakia291:184,01631,260
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
India171:45,121,493474,784
Czechia151:708,89864,682
England131:4,286,005132,302
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Paliga (39) may also be a first name.

Paliga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paliga (Marathi: पेलीगा, Oriya: ପଲିଗା, Russian: Палига) is found most in Poland. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paliga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 177,718th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,028,905 people. Paliga is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Paliga are found; 58 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 56 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Paliga is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 39 people.

Paliga is most common in Poland, where it is carried by 1,311 people, or 1 in 28,992. Apart from Poland this surname occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Turkey, where 10 percent are found.

Paliga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Paliga last name is chiefly Christian (47%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Paliga surname are 6.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Paliga earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.58% more than the national average, earning $48,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.86% more than the national average, earning $57,561 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paligat92170/
Palliga9219/
Paligač9218/
Paligad921/
Palaiga921/
Palligas8643/
Palihgga8620/
Pallaiga866/
Paligash861/
Paligapp861/
Paluga831,683/
Poliga83352/
Palega83305/
Palyga83185/
Palige83117/
Paligo8385/
Paligi8357/
Peliga831/
Paligaová803/
Pallega77793/
Paligot77117/
Palyuga7745/
Poligas7723/
Poligaj7716/
Palugay7712/
Paliege7710/
Payluga779/
Palayga779/
Poligay777/
Pailuga776/
Polliga775/
Pauligo774/
Paligod772/
Paliget772/
Paligis772/
Palluga772/
Paulige771/
Paligid771/
Pauligy771/
Palijgo771/
Palegad771/
Peeliga771/
Paliguid7179/
Palaigos7117/
Pallegas712/
Paligosz712/
Poligath711/
Paalisgo711/
Paleghga711/
Poleigha711/
Pauliger711/
Polega67599/
Poluga67551/
Pelega67189/
Polyga67118/
Palege6751/
Poligo6729/
Palugo6723/
Palego6711/
Pałyga678/
Peligo676/
Polige675/
Poligi673/
Poligy671/
Péléga671/
Polisgaud671/

Paliga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paliga in the Oriya language
ପଲିଗାpaliga80
ପଳିଗାpaliga10
ପାଲିଗାpaliga10
Paliga in the Marathi language
पेलीगाpeliga50
पालीगाpaliga50
Paliga in the Russian language
Палигаpaliga-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paliga
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