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

Palmar (Hindi: पालमर, Russian: Палмар) has its highest incidence in Venezuela. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Pálmar or Pàlmar. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palmar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palmar is the 16,723rd most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 219,458 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 widespread given name in the world It is held by 181 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Venezuela, where it is carried by 29,645 people, or 1 in 1,019. In Venezuela Palmar is mostly found in: Zulia, where 95 percent are found, Miranda, where 1 percent are found and Falcón, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Venezuela this surname is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 8 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

Palmar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Palmar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Palmar last name decreased 24 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 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 bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Palmar last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% 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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