Palkó Surname

202,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Palkó Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palkó Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,9841:4,948569
Romania411:489,70437,604
Slovakia311:172,14429,813
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Palko (6,814), Pálkó (1) & Pálko (4) are calculated separately.

Palkó Last Name Facts

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

Palkó is found most frequently in Hungary. It can also appear as a variant: Palko, Pálkó or Pálko. For other possible spellings of Palkó click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palkó? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palkó is the 202,451st most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,542,803 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Palkó reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 1,984 people, or 1 in 4,948. In Hungary Palkó is most numerous in: Tolna County, where 22 percent live, Pest County, where 15 percent live and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 12 percent live. Excluding Hungary Palkó exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 2 percent live and Slovakia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palko936,814/
Pálkó931/
Pálko874/
Palka809,077/
Palku809/
Palkóová776/
Palcko7393/
Pahlka7364/
Paulka7356/
Palkot7329/
Palkoe7326/
Phalka7322/
Palcka739/
Pallko738/
Palkos737/
Pallka733/
Paulko732/
Palkha732/
Palkou732/
Palkáň732/
Palkaa731/
Palkoa731/
Patelka67397/
Pacelko6755/
Paulkat673/
Pealkha671/
Patleka671/
Pahalko671/
Pahalka671/
Patelko671/
Palkhad671/
Palkaus671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Palkó
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