Palmason Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Palmason Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palmason Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Iceland301:12,6701,147
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

The alternate forms: Pálmason (304) are calculated separately.

Palmason Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palmason is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Pálmason. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palmason? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palmason is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname Palmason occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Palmason live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Washington, where 54 percent are found, Florida, where 12 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 18 percent are found.

Palmason Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Palmason are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Palmason earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.27% less than the national average, earning 320,921 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning $41,809 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning $57,903 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pálmason96304/
Polmason880/
Palmasahan788/
Palmesen75105/
Palmezan7564/
Palmesan7511/
Palmocon752/
Palmezon751/
Polmeson750/
Palmachan711/
Palmahajan673/
Paulmahajan631/

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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
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  • 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 Palmason
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