Paligorova Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Paligorova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paligorova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria411:170,2179,574
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Paligorova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paligorova is found most in Bulgaria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paligorova? popularity and diffusion

The last name Paligorova is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. Paligorova is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Paligorova are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Paligorova is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 170,217. In Bulgaria Paligorova is most frequent in: Pazardzhik Province, where 37 percent live, Smolyan Province, where 29 percent live and Pernik Province, where 12 percent live. Not including Bulgaria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paligorov9541/
Paligarova901/
Poligorova901/
Poligorov841/
Poligarova808/
Paligar71675/
Poligor712/
Paligaur671/
Palligar671/
Poligore671/
Pallaigar633/
Polugarova6060/
Palegar59624/
Polygor591/
Pallisgaard57188/
Pallegar5648/
Paleghar5620/
Poligare568/
Patlegar567/
Palegaar565/
Palegare563/
Paalegar561/
Phalegar561/
Pfaleghar531/

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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 Paligorova
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