Palmaro Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Palmaro 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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Palmaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1831:362,96654,247
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Monaco71:5,295668
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Palmaro 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

Palmaro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palmaro has its highest incidence in France. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palmaro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 914,967th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Palmaro are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Palmaro is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 362,966. In France Palmaro is primarily found in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 75 percent reside, Occitanie, where 10 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account France Palmaro is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Palmaro Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Palmaro earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.01% more than the national average, earning $50,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $48,171 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palmayro931/
Palmaero931/
Palmero8624,858/
Palmara8628/
Palméro861/
Palmeiro803,350/
Palmaira801,070/
Palmaera80424/
Palmeyro80160/
Palmayra8035/
Palmaras8025/
Palmeroy804/
Paalmero801/
Palmeero801/
Palmerro801/
Palmhara800/
Palmairaa752/
Palmeiros752/
Palmera7110,909/
Palmora716/
Polmero711/
Palmeira6723,151/
Polmeroy674/
Palmerra671/
Palmeiras63641/
Palmeyras634/
Palmerhah631/
Polmera5711/
Pàlmera571/
Polmeira531/

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