Palkin Surname

83,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Palkin Surname User-submission:

Palkin is a patronymic form of the surname Palka, meaning 'finger'.

Palkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5,3951:26,7143,720
Kazakhstan1261:140,33714,283
Belarus921:103,27215,620
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Kyrgyzstan241:248,86123,238
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Norway101:514,22941,629
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Palkin (91) may also be a first name.

Palkin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Palkin is a patronymic form of the surname Palka, meaning 'finger'.

- Junie

Palkin Last Name Facts

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

Palkin (Hindi: पलकिन, Russian: Палкин) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palkin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 83,976th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,265,638 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Palkin reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 60 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Palkin is also the 998,282nd most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 91 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 5,395 people, or 1 in 26,714. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 11 percent reside, Zabaykalsky Krai, where 9 percent reside and Perm Krai, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Russia this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Palkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Palkin surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Palkin last name are 6.03% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 52.8% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Palkin earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 28.13% less than the national average, earning 248,740 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $41,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palkina924,752/
Paulkin92265/
Palkinn929/
Paylkin922/
Palkien921/
Palckin921/
Paulkina86165/
Patylkin866/
Pallkina861/
Polkin831,421/
Palkyn83461/
Palken83122/
Palcin8325/
Palkén8314/
Polkina771,057/
Palkyna77447/
Paulcin7788/
Palchin7743/
Palquin772/
Paulkyn772/
Poilkin772/
Põlkina771/
Paulėkienė758/
Posylkin7199/
Potylkin7134/
Poselkin7128/
Posilkin7126/
Polkienė715/
Paulkyna714/
Potilkin712/
Potelkin711/
Pohlking710/
Polcin6776/
Polkyn6753/
Podtelkin6749/
Polken675/
Paulkentt671/

Palkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palkin in the Hindi language
पलकिनpalakina-
Palkin in the Russian language
Палкинpalkin-

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