Paliou Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Paliou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paliou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2571:43,1126,960
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Paliou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paliou is found most frequently in Greece. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Paliou.

How Common Is The Last Name Paliou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Paliou is the 847,909th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. Paliou is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Paliou reside; 80 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 43,112. In Greece Paliou is most frequent in: Attica, where 48 percent are found, Western Macedonia, where 13 percent are found and Central Greece, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Greece Paliou exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palliou9225/
Paliouo921/
Palogiou861/
Paloju83975/
Palieu8317/
Poliou8314/
Paliju838/
Paloiu834/
Palihu832/
Paloyu831/
Pouliou771,484/
Palloju7739/
Paliuju7711/
Paaloju7710/
Palijoo775/
Paulyou775/
Paulhiu771/
Palaiju771/
Palhoju771/
Palău73154/
Palju735/
Paläu731/
Pallojju713/
Palajius711/
Palijhau711/
Poloju676,187/
Paljuh6780/
Polihu6748/
Paleau6745/
Poleou6726/
Paleju6717/
Păloiu675/
Poliju675/
Paléus674/
Palehu674/
Paljus672/
Paljoo671/

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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 Paliou
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