Palmay Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Palmay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palmay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador1681:94,6786,068
United States401:9,061,473385,835
France211:3,162,987209,042
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Pálmay (48) are calculated separately.

Palmay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palmay (Marathi: पालमाय) is more commonly found in Ecuador than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Pálmay. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palmay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 985,740th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Palmay reside; 64 percent reside in South America and 64 percent reside in Andean South America.

The last name is most numerous in Ecuador, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 94,678. In Ecuador it is most prevalent in: Chimborazo Province, where 76 percent live, Pichincha Province, where 21 percent live and Guayas Province, where 2 percent live. Outside of Ecuador this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Palmay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Palmay are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Palmay earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 66.1% more than the national average, earning $71,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.1% more than the national average, earning $57,183 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pálmay9448/
Pallmay92510/
Palmaya927/
Paulmay921/
Palma91442,525/
Palmy91111/
Palmas839,986/
Paulma83441/
Pailma83290/
Palmea83214/
Palmai83159/
Palmaz83148/
Palmah83105/
Palmaa8329/
Paalma8313/
Palmat8311/
Pallma838/
Palmaj834/
Paulmy832/
Paslma831/
Palmau831/
Palmoy831/
Palmey830/
Polmay830/
Palmayová804/
Pallmma7776/
Palmash7713/
Paulmaz778/
Palmach778/
D'Palma777/
Palmiya773/
Palmaja772/
Palmais772/
Palmoja771/
Palmeia771/
Patilma771/
Palmaas771/
Palmasz771/
Palmatt771/
Paalmae771/
Palmuya771/
Pollmay770/
Palme737,007/
Palmi731,194/
Polma73261/
Palmé73113/
Pálma7329/
Põlma7315/
Palmí737/
Palmè731/
Palmă731/
Polmy731/
Paatelma7137/
Palmieia715/
Pauselma713/
Paulmaah712/
Palmaids711/
Palmaies711/
Palmagie711/
Palmajie711/
Palmejas711/
Palmeova711/
Peaselma711/
Polmayes710/
Palmer67362,907/
Palmes6716,645/
Pálmai671,410/
Palmér671,388/
Paulme67643/
Palmis67420/
Palmei67381/
Palmet67320/
Palmou67305/
Palmeh67223/
Pallme67148/
Palmie6789/
Palmio6775/
Poolma6757/
Polmai6749/
Palmez6722/
Palmés6718/
Paalme6712/
Palmajová6710/
Polmat679/
Polmas678/
Pálmayová678/
Palmeș674/
Palmás674/
Palmee673/
Phelma673/
Palmèr673/
Palmeş672/
Palmaiová672/
Palmajova672/
Phalme671/
Palmeu671/
Palmaiova671/
Palmed671/
Pallmi671/
Palmhe671/
Palmoi671/
Palmáz671/
Palmêr671/
Pàlmai671/
Poulma671/
Pholma671/

Palmay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palmay in the Marathi language
पालमायpalamaya-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palmay
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