Palmar Surname

16,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Palmar Surname User-submission:

Originally from Italy where it became necessary for people to bear a second name to identify themselves, most commonly adapted from where they lived. Palma was where the original bearer once lived which is in Campania, province of Naples.

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Palmar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela29,6451:1,019192
Colombia2,5591:18,6691,493
Philippines1461:693,41270,840
Spain1391:336,34619,522
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Nigeria1161:1,527,09357,948
Mexico921:1,349,19815,373
Brazil721:2,973,25587,092
Canada571:646,41452,764
France431:1,544,714145,815
India431:17,838,730274,051
England381:1,466,26563,675
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

The alternate forms: Pálmar (1) & Pàlmar (1) are calculated separately.

Palmar (181) may also be a first name.

Palmar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally from Italy where it became necessary for people to bear a second name to identify themselves, most commonly adapted from where they lived. Palma was where the original bearer once lived which is in Campania, province of Naples.

The surname Palma was also patronymic surname, derived from a personal name Palma which was common in medieval times. It literally means palm, which is the christian symbol of peace.

- litessence

Palmar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palmar (Hindi: पालमर, Russian: Палмар) is more frequently found in Venezuela than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Pálmar or Pàlmar. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palmar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 16,723rd most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 219,458 people. The last name Palmar occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Palmar are found; 97 percent are found in South America and 97 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 677,199th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 181 people.

This last name is most widespread in Venezuela, where it is borne by 29,645 people, or 1 in 1,019. In Venezuela it is most common in: Zulia, where 95 percent live, Miranda, where 1 percent live and Falcón, where 1 percent live. Excluding Venezuela it exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 8 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.

Palmar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Palmar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Palmar surname contracted 24 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 5 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palmar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Palmar last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Palmar surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Palmar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 20.98% less than the national average, earning 273,462 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning $18,688,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.51% less than the national average, earning $34,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.45% less than the national average, earning $45,980 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pálmar941/
Pàlmar941/
Palmare9271/
Palmart9226/
Pallmar9214/
Palmear926/
Palmarr921/
Palmmar921/
Paulmair8625/
Paulmayr8611/
Palmaire861/
Polmar8387/
Palmor8353/
Palmore773,930/
Polmear77570/
Palmour77324/
Polmard7777/
Polmart7754/
Pollmar7734/
Polmare778/
Palmoor778/
Palmeir775/
Palmeur771/
Poulmar771/
Palmoore7116/
Pholmart714/
Palmeire714/
Palmourr714/
Pallmore713/
Poulmart711/
Pohlmair710/
Paulmore710/
Poulmaire6776/
Palmárová675/
Polmor672/
Paylemore671/
Paulmeirr671/
Pfeilmair670/
Pholmor623/
Polmoor623/
Polmore621/
Pohlmeir573/
Pollmeyr571/
Poulmoure535/

Palmar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palmar in the Hindi language
पालमरpalamara-
Palmar in the Russian language
Палмарpalmar-

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