Paljakka Surname
Approximately 337 people bear this surname
Paljakka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 313 | 1:17,561 | 2,505 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Paljakka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paljakka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Paljakka has its highest incidence in Finland. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Paljakka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 823,466th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Paljakka live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.
Paljakka is most commonly used in Finland, where it is held by 313 people, or 1 in 17,561. In Finland it is most frequent in: Uusimaa, where 47 percent are found, Kymenlaakso, where 17 percent are found and Päijänne Tavastia, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Finland it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paljoka | 80 | 4 | / |
| Paljaki | 80 | 3 | / |
| Palcaka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Paljokaj | 75 | 12 | / |
| Paljhadke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poljóka | 67 | 11 | / |
| Polsaka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paleaki | 67 | 3 | / |
| Palsauskas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paleako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palšauskas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patilsakai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palojoki | 63 | 125 | / |
| Poljokaj | 63 | 2 | / |
| Palshauskas | 63 | 2 | / |
| Palleake | 63 | 1 | / |
| Palayoko | 63 | 1 | / |
| Palchauskas | 63 | 1 | / |
| Poljakje | 63 | 1 | / |
| Poleshaka | 59 | 2 | / |
| Paulajoki | 59 | 1 | / |
| Paleoca | 53 | 75 | / |
| Polyóka | 53 | 32 | / |
| Paleaco | 53 | 1 | / |
| Polezako | 50 | 1 | / |
| Paleozki | 50 | 1 | / |
| Paleosky | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Paljakka
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