Palkola Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Palkola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palkola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland81:687,08836,047
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Palkola Last Name Facts

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

Palkola is found most frequently in Finland. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palkola? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palkola is the 4,532,898th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Palkola live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly held in Finland, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 687,088. In Finland it is most frequent in: Central Finland, where 50 percent live, Pirkanmaa, where 38 percent live and Uusimaa, where 13 percent live. Other than Finland this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent live and Norway, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palkolla934/
Palkolaj931/
Palkala86322/
Palkula8671/
Polkola861/
Palkela861/
Pachilkola821/
Pallkula805/
Palkulla805/
Paulkala804/
Palkeela804/
Paulkulah758/
Patilkoli754/
Patilkole752/
Polkula714/
Polkela713/
Polkolo711/
Polkala5756/
Palculi571/
Palcale571/
Palcullo53145/
Palculio538/
Palculich508/
Palculitt502/

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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 Palkola
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