Palme Surname

70,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Palme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti3,1151:3,430462
Germany1,8781:42,8685,629
Papua New Guinea6021:13,5441,258
United States3921:924,64069,378
Austria2571:33,1345,332
Czechia1231:86,45114,431
France901:738,03091,686
Sweden741:133,0649,401
Canada481:767,61660,775
Iran441:1,745,05765,590
Burkina Faso371:496,0036,910
Mexico361:3,447,95024,458
Denmark361:156,79813,614
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Hungary291:338,49224,545
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
England161:3,482,379114,324
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Finland121:458,05828,977
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
India81:95,883,173728,828
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Palmé (113) & Palmè (1) are calculated separately.

Palme (514) may also be a first name.

Palme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palme (Arabic: بالمه, Marathi: पालेम, Russian: Пальме) occurs most in Haiti. It can also appear as a variant: Palmé or Palmè. For other potential spellings of Palme click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palme? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palme is the 70,535th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,040,038 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Palme are found; 44 percent are found in Caribbean and 44 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 372,822nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 514 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Haiti, where it is held by 3,115 people, or 1 in 3,430. In Haiti Palme is mostly found in: Sud, where 44 percent reside, Sud-Est, where 26 percent reside and Ouest, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Haiti this surname exists in 50 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Palme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Palme has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Palme last name expanded 1,188 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palme Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palme surname are 11.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.06% registered with the political party.

The amount Palme earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.75% more than the national average, earning $50,376 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.18% more than the national average, earning $62,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palmé93113/
Palmè931/
Palmer91362,907/
Palmes9116,645/
Paulme91643/
Palmei91381/
Palmet91320/
Palmeh91223/
Palmea91214/
Pallme91148/
Palmie9189/
Palmez9122/
Paalme9112/
Palmeș914/
Palmee913/
Palmeş912/
Phalme911/
Palmeu911/
Palmed911/
Palmhe911/
Palmey910/
Palm8949,534/
Pallmer83346/
Palmett83225/
Pfalmer83119/
Palmeth8385/
Paalmäe8327/
Paulmer8320/
Palmets8315/
Phalmer8311/
Palmmer836/
Palmhed834/
Palmeer833/
Paalmer833/
Palmerr832/
Ppalmer831/
Pailmer831/
Pallmet831/
Palmees831/
Palmesh831/
Palmesr831/
Palmest831/
Pealmer830/
Paslmer830/
Palma80442,525/
Palmi801,194/
Palmy80111/
Polme8092/
Pahlm8077/
Põlme8023/
Pallm8019/
Phalm809/
Palmø808/
Palmí807/
Paulm805/
Palmå805/
Palmt802/
Palmă801/
Palhm801/
Pailm801/
Palmeová7773/
Palmehed777/
D'Palmer773/
Palmeova771/
Pfahlmer771/
Palmér731,388/
Paulma73441/
Palmis73420/
Pailma73290/
Palmay73261/
Palmai73159/
Palmio7375/
Polmer7346/
Palmaa7329/
Palmés7318/
Paalma7313/
Pallma738/
Polmes738/
Poolme735/
Palmaj734/
Polmie733/
Palmèr733/
Paulmy732/
Polmee732/
Patelm731/
Patlem731/
Pfaulm731/
Pallmi731/
Palmoi731/
Palmoy731/
Palmêr731/
Pálmer731/
Polmez731/
Pollmer67576/
Pallmay67510/
Polm67387/
Palmova67309/
Palmová67221/
Pallmma6776/
Poolmee6773/
Polmeer6747/
Palmich6741/
Põlm6738/
Pholmee6710/
Palmaya677/
D'Palma677/
Pohlmey674/
Pholmer673/
Palmaja672/
Palmais672/
Polhmes671/
Patelmd671/
Palmist671/
Polmmer671/
Paulmay671/
Palmhøj671/
Paglimi671/
Poulmee671/

Palme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palme in the Marathi language
पालेमpalema50
पलमेpalame50
Palme in the Russian language
Пальмеpalme-
Palme in the Arabic language
بالمهbalmh-

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Footnotes

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