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Where Does The Last Name Palma Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Palma (Arabic: بلما, Georgian: პალმა, Hindi: पलमा, Russian: Пальма) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Pálma or Palmă. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palma? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,204^th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 16,468 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Palma reside; 36 percent reside in South America and 17 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 26,127^th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 32,597 people.

The last name Palma is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is held by 76,757 people, or 1 in 1,617. In Mexico Palma is most prevalent in: México, where 21 percent reside, Mexico City, where 10 percent reside and Tabasco, where 10 percent reside. Beside Mexico it exists in 140 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 14 percent reside and Chile, where 9 percent reside.

Palma Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Palma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Palma surname rose 43,066 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 5,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Palma Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Palma surname are 1.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Palma earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 7.46% less than the national average, earning €27,789 per year; in Norway they earn 23.47% less than the national average, earning 264,845 kr per year; in Peru they earn 11.87% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,686 per year; in South Africa they earn 64.18% more than the national average, earning R 390,144 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.65% less than the national average, earning $20,510,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.35% less than the national average, earning $40,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.04% more than the national average, earning $52,686 CAD per year.