Palmah Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Palmah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 102 | 1:43,221 | 3,943 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Palmah (82) may also be a first name.
Palmah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palmah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Palmah occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Palmah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,795,579th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Palmah are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 82 people.
The last name Palmah is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 43,221. In Liberia Palmah is mostly found in: Sinoe County, where 65 percent live, Montserrado County, where 21 percent live and Grand Gedeh County, where 14 percent live. Outside of Liberia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmash | 92 | 13 | / |
| Palmach | 92 | 8 | / |
| Palma | 91 | 442,525 | / |
| Paulmaah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Palmas | 83 | 9,986 | / |
| Paulma | 83 | 441 | / |
| Pailma | 83 | 290 | / |
| Palmay | 83 | 261 | / |
| Palmea | 83 | 214 | / |
| Palmai | 83 | 159 | / |
| Palmaz | 83 | 148 | / |
| Palmaa | 83 | 29 | / |
| Paalma | 83 | 13 | / |
| Palmat | 83 | 11 | / |
| Pallma | 83 | 8 | / |
| Palmaj | 83 | 4 | / |
| Paslma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Palmau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pallmay | 77 | 510 | / |
| Pallmma | 77 | 76 | / |
| Paulmaz | 77 | 8 | / |
| D'Palma | 77 | 7 | / |
| Palmais | 77 | 2 | / |
| Palmatt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paulmay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Patilma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Palmaas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Palmasz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Palmo | 73 | 2,954 | / |
| Polma | 73 | 261 | / |
| Pálma | 73 | 29 | / |
| Põlma | 73 | 15 | / |
| Palmă | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paatelma | 71 | 37 | / |
| Pauselma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Palmhout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palmaids | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peaselma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palmos | 67 | 1,668 | / |
| Pálmai | 67 | 1,410 | / |
| Palmei | 67 | 381 | / |
| Palmou | 67 | 305 | / |
| Poolma | 67 | 57 | / |
| Polmai | 67 | 49 | / |
| Pálmay | 67 | 48 | / |
| Palmot | 67 | 30 | / |
| Palmajová | 67 | 10 | / |
| Polmat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Polmas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Palmoo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Palmás | 67 | 4 | / |
| Palmayová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phelma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Palmajova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Palmaiová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pallmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polmahova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palmeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paulmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pholma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palmaiova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palmoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palmoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palmoș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palmáz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pailmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pàlmai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poulma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polmay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Palmey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Palmah
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