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 surname Palkova (Russian: Палькова) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Palková or Pálková. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palkova? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 801,116th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,821,560 people. Palkova is primarily 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 commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 917,981. In Russia Palkova is primarily concentrated in: Chuvash Republic, where 13 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent live and Komi Republic, where 10 percent live. Outside of Russia Palkova is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 18 percent live and Ukraine, where 14 percent live.

Palkova Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Palkova last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the political 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palkova
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