Paljak Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Paljak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paljak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia841:15,7362,567
Croatia441:96,10515,577
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Palják (1) are calculated separately.

Paljak (184) may also be a first name.

Paljak Last Name Facts

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

Paljak (Arabic: بالجاك) occurs in Estonia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Palják. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paljak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,385,851st most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. Paljak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Paljak are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 671,014th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 184 people.

The last name Paljak is most frequent in Estonia, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 15,736. Without taking into account Estonia it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 28 percent reside and Hungary, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palják941/
Poljak834,566/
Peljak8366/
Palcak8333/
Palsak8326/
Paljhadke801/
Poljack7719/
Polijak7713/
Paulzak7712/
Poljiak7710/
Pelijak776/
Palscak774/
Palesak773/
Palezak772/
Poljaik771/
Palayok771/
Palszak771/
Palcaik771/
Paulchak715/
Palchack712/
Polsak67577/
Polšak67361/
Poljaková67298/
Poljakova67246/
Poljac6789/
Polzak6769/
Polcak6744/
Palsák6732/
Palcok6712/
Palyók678/
Polják675/
Palyák673/
Patylchak672/
Paljoc672/
Poljakowa672/
Phajlehak671/
Pauleshak671/

Paljak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paljak in the Arabic language
بالجاكbaljak-

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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 Paljak
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