Palk Surname

259,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Palk Surname Definition:

The family are traced to Ambrook, co. Devon, temp. Henry VII. The name is probably local. In Sussex, Pocock is sometimes corrupted to Palk. Some consider it a derivative of Paul, and the Palke of H.R. supports this opinion.

Palk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4641:781,16160,501
England3861:144,34713,933
Estonia2301:5,747640
Australia961:281,20525,117
Canada941:391,97434,739
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Austria411:207,69425,759
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Denmark261:217,10417,438
India161:47,941,586492,263
Wales121:257,87814,969
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Finland61:916,11741,832
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3921:62,1827,229
Wales41:392,10412,338
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Palk (237) may also be a first name.

Palk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The family are traced to Ambrook, co. Devon, temp. Henry VII. The name is probably local. In Sussex, Pocock is sometimes corrupted to Palk. Some consider it a derivative of Paul, and the Palke of H.R. supports this opinion.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Palk or Palke was for centuries a common name amongst the yeomen of Ashburton, Little Hempston, Staverton, and that neighbourhood, and from the Ashburton Palkes sprang the line of Devonshire baronets of the name (W. D.). Palke was an old Widecombe name in the 16th and 17th centuries (Dy.) (Widecombe being near Ashburton). The name still occurs in Staverton and Ashburton. In the 13th century, Palke was also a Cambridgeshire name (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Palk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palk (Georgian: ფალკ, Hindi: पालक, Russian: Пальк) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Palk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palk? popularity and diffusion

Palk is the 259,194th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,803,920 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Palk reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Palk is also the 581,650th most widely held first name internationally, held by 237 people.

The surname Palk is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 464 people, or 1 in 781,161. In The United States it is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 35 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States Palk exists in 28 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Estonia, where 15 percent are found.

Palk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Palk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Palk surname increased 566 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 2 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palk surname are 7.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Palk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 176.2% more than the national average, earning R 656,352 per year; in United States they earn 1.95% more than the national average, earning $43,990 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.3% more than the national average, earning $56,788 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paulk896,204/
Palke891,810/
Palkh8911/
Pahlk899/
Phalk894/
Palck892/
Pailk891/
Phalke803,308/
Paulke80576/
Paselk80191/
Palkhe80186/
Pahlck8053/
Pahalk8052/
Pailek8014/
Patilk809/
Paulck803/
Palcke802/
Patlek802/
Paulkp801/
Paulkx801/
Palkth801/
Polk7535,132/
Palg7581/
Palc754/
Palq754/
Palx751/
Palková731,886/
Palkova73350/
Paszylk73327/
Phatlek7342/
Patelke735/
Pahalke733/
Palkhhe731/
Phailke731/
Phalkhe731/
Phalhke731/
Pathlek731/
Polke672,475/
Polkh6786/
Pálek6761/
Poulk6755/
Polck6730/
Paszylke6720/
Polks6718/
Paszelke6717/
Palkhova6716/
Pfalc6710/
Pallg679/
Pfolk677/
Paschilk676/
Pollk674/
Paulc672/
Paszilke671/
Paulg671/
Paulq671/
Paulx671/
Polkk671/
Poolk670/
Pholk670/

Palk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palk in the Georgian language
ფალკpalk-
Palk in the Hindi language
पालकpalaka42.86
पलकpalaka21.43
पालpala14.29
पाल्कpalka14.29
पल्कpalka7.14
Palk in the Russian language
Палькpalk-

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