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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Palk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 259,194^th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,803,920 people. The surname Palk occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Palk live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 581,650^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 237 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 464 people, or 1 in 781,161. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 35 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and Estonia, where 15 percent reside.

Palk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Palk Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Palk are 7.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.42% registered with the 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.