Palker Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Palker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
India221:34,866,608408,224
England41:13,929,515290,718
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Palker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palker (Marathi: पालकर) is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Palker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,052,587th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Palker live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Palker is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 1,768,092. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside, Connecticut, where 8 percent reside and New Jersey, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Palker exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Palker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Palker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Palker surname increased 2,050 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palker last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.94% being registered with the political party.

Palker earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.95% more than the national average, earning $48,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palkert9251/
Paulker9210/
Palkeer923/
Palkerr921/
Palcer83105/
Polker8355/
Palcher77154/
Polkerd7711/
Pohlker774/
Poulker771/
Peilker770/
Phelker770/
Poolkerd71103/
Pholkerd71102/
Pholkert711/
Pholkher711/
Patelkir711/
Polcer67250/
Phoolkerd67100/
Polkjr671/
Polcher62188/
Polquer621/
Poolkird575/

Palker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palker in the Marathi language
पालकरpalakara-

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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 Palker
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