Palkova Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Palkova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palkova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1571:917,98172,573
Slovakia641:83,38216,110
Ukraine491:929,03588,842
Belarus221:431,86642,756
North Macedonia141:150,10511,233
Bulgaria121:581,57524,486
Czechia111:966,67976,885
England71:7,959,723202,100
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Palková (1,886) & Pálková (502) are calculated separately.

Palkova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palkova (Russian: Палькова) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Palková or Pálková. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palkova? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 801,116th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 20,821,560 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Palkova live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 60 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 917,981. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Chuvash Republic, where 13 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent reside and Komi Republic, where 10 percent reside. Beside Russia this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 18 percent reside and Ukraine, where 14 percent reside.

Palkova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Palkova surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palkova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palkova in the Russian language
Пальковаpalkova-

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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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  • 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 Palkova
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