Palm Surname
Approximately 49,534 people bear this surname
Palm Surname Definition:
(Swedish) Palm tree.
Palm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10,769 | 1:7,476 | 941 |
| United States | 9,963 | 1:36,381 | 4,514 |
| Sweden | 7,961 | 1:1,237 | 102 |
| Burkina Faso | 7,916 | 1:2,318 | 323 |
| Ghana | 2,563 | 1:10,543 | 1,407 |
| South Africa | 1,824 | 1:29,703 | 3,824 |
| Netherlands | 1,103 | 1:15,310 | 2,308 |
| Estonia | 928 | 1:1,424 | 58 |
| Denmark | 862 | 1:6,548 | 600 |
| Finland | 758 | 1:7,252 | 1,136 |
| Australia | 506 | 1:53,351 | 6,583 |
| Belgium | 502 | 1:22,902 | 3,602 |
| Canada | 422 | 1:87,312 | 9,659 |
| Norway | 393 | 1:13,085 | 1,497 |
| Brazil | 349 | 1:613,394 | 22,828 |
| Ivory Coast | 220 | 1:104,869 | 5,380 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| France | 207 | 1:320,883 | 48,728 |
| England | 185 | 1:301,179 | 22,911 |
| Thailand | 178 | 1:396,845 | 69,813 |
| Dominican Republic | 154 | 1:67,746 | 3,226 |
| Panama | 138 | 1:28,350 | 1,690 |
| Austria | 127 | 1:67,051 | 10,326 |
| Switzerland | 106 | 1:77,480 | 8,969 |
| Venezuela | 95 | 1:317,938 | 7,174 |
| Iran | 88 | 1:872,529 | 42,309 |
| Poland | 86 | 1:441,962 | 45,671 |
| Suriname | 83 | 1:6,658 | 1,580 |
| Mexico | 67 | 1:1,852,630 | 18,093 |
| Russia | 58 | 1:2,484,880 | 144,115 |
| Aruba | 55 | 1:1,881 | 275 |
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| Croatia | 42 | 1:100,681 | 16,054 |
| Czechia | 42 | 1:253,178 | 34,142 |
| New Zealand | 42 | 1:107,817 | 14,061 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Curaçao | 33 | 1:4,765 | 122 |
| Barbados | 32 | 1:8,983 | 725 |
| Chile | 28 | 1:629,160 | 15,000 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Saint Lucia | 10 | 1:17,878 | 1,399 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 1:1,268,778 | 4,375 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,113 | 1:45,120 | 5,222 |
Palm (631) may also be a first name.
Palm Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Swedish) Palm tree.
Palm Demographics
Average Male Palm Height
175.89 cm
Average Female Palm Height
163.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Palm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palm Come From? nationality or country of origin
Palm (Arabic: بالم, Hindi: पालम, Russian: Пальм) occurs most in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palm? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,344th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 147,122 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Palm reside; 26 percent reside in Western Europe and 24 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 331,447th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 631 people.
The surname Palm is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 10,769 people, or 1 in 7,476. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 109 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Sweden, where 16 percent reside.
Palm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Palm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Palm last name rose 895 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Palm Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Shiite (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Palm are 10.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.36% registered with the political party.
The amount Palm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.04% more than the national average, earning 356,601 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 64.02% more than the national average, earning R 389,784 per year; in United States they earn 1.31% more than the national average, earning $43,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning $53,224 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palme | 89 | 7,007 | / |
| Pahlm | 89 | 77 | / |
| Pallm | 89 | 19 | / |
| Phalm | 89 | 9 | / |
| Palmø | 89 | 8 | / |
| Palmå | 89 | 5 | / |
| Paulm | 89 | 5 | / |
| Palmt | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pailm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Palhm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Paulme | 80 | 643 | / |
| Pallme | 80 | 148 | / |
| Paalme | 80 | 12 | / |
| Palmhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pfaulm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phalme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Patlem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Patelm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Polm | 75 | 387 | / |
| Põlm | 75 | 38 | / |
| Palmova | 73 | 309 | / |
| Palmová | 73 | 221 | / |
| Patelmd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Polme | 67 | 92 | / |
| Põlme | 67 | 23 | / |
| Palmehed | 67 | 7 | / |
| Phelm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pollm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelhm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peulm | 67 | 0 | / |
| Poolme | 60 | 5 | / |
| Potlem | 60 | 4 | / |
| Peilem | 60 | 1 | / |
| Pfolmm | 60 | 1 | / |
| Polmová | 55 | 78 | / |
| Peyselm | 55 | 1 | / |
| Polmova | 55 | 1 | / |
Palm Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palm in the Hindi language | ||
| पालम | palama | - |
| Palm in the Russian language | ||
| Пальм | palm | - |
| Palm in the Arabic language | ||
| بالم | balm | - |
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