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 occurs most in Bulgaria. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paligorova? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. Paligorova is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Paligorova live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 170,217. In Bulgaria Paligorova is most common in: Pazardzhik Province, where 37 percent are found, Smolyan Province, where 29 percent are found and Pernik Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Bulgaria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

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
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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 Paligorova
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