Palke Surname

224,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Palke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,5451:496,48225,036
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Palke (21) may also be a first name.

Palke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palke (Hindi: पलके, Marathi: पालके, Russian: Палке) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 224,721st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,026,268 people. Palke occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Palke live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Palke is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 21 people.

The surname Palke is most numerous in India, where it is held by 1,545 people, or 1 in 496,482. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent are found, Karnataka, where 1 percent are found and Telangana, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Palke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Palke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 4,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Palke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Palke are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Palke earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.23% less than the national average, earning $36,148 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pahlke913,829/
Phalke913,308/
Paulke91576/
Palkhe91186/
Palkie9144/
Palkey9123/
Palkee9112/
Palcke912/
Palk891,517/
Palkech83102/
Phalkey8312/
Palkhed837/
Patelke835/
Pahalke833/
Palkeer833/
Paulkey831/
Phalhke831/
Phalkhe831/
Phailke831/
Palkerr831/
Palkhhe831/
Palka809,077/
Paulk806,204/
Polke802,475/
Palce801,759/
Palki80480/
Palky8014/
Palkh8011/
Pahlk809/
Phalk804/
Palck802/
Pailk801/
Paszylke7720/
Paszelke7717/
Patlekey771/
Paulkett771/
Paszilke771/
Polkey73517/
Palgue73320/
Polkie73250/
Palkki73219/
Paselk73191/
Palkij73158/
Pohlke73154/
Pahlka7364/
Polket7363/
Paulka7356/
Pahlck7353/
Pahalk7352/
Peilke7337/
Palkaj7335/
Palque7333/
Palkay7332/
Palkio7328/
Phalka7322/
Palkhi7319/
Pailek7314/
Palcea7310/
Patilk739/
Palcka739/
Palche734/
Poolke734/
Pallka733/
Phalki733/
Paulck733/
Phelke732/
Poulke732/
Palkha732/
Patlek732/
Paulce732/
Polkei731/
Paulkj731/
Paulkp731/
Paulkx731/
Pholke731/
Palkaa731/
Palkth731/
Pallce731/
Pallki731/
Pealky731/
Palceh731/
Palcei731/
Palkoa731/
Paileg731/
Pälhke731/
Polked731/
Pailki731/
Pealeg731/
Pfolke730/
Poslke730/
Payleg730/
Paschelke71115/
Paschilke7172/
Pahlkeová711/
Polk6735,132/
Palková671,886/
Palchei67357/
Palkova67350/
Paszylk67327/
Palchey6789/
Palg6781/
Phatlek6742/
Peileke6719/
Polkhet6712/
Paulche6710/
Pholket678/
Poolket677/
Palq674/
Pohlker674/
Palc674/
Poolked673/
Pholkes672/
Palkaya672/
Polkett671/
Pealche671/
Poulker671/
Poulkes671/
Phholke671/
Palkich671/
Palkith671/
Pallque671/
Palques671/
Poselke671/
Polkesh671/
Pholked671/
Polkead671/
Palx671/
Pealkha671/
Pathlek671/
Peilker670/
Poulcke670/
Poulkey670/

Palke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palke in the Hindi language
पलकेpalake-
Palke in the Marathi language
पालकेpalake97.71
पलकेpalake0.55
पाळकेpalake0.28
पालक़ेpalaqe0.09
Palke in the Russian language
Палкеpalke-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palke
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