Palmeira Surname

23,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Palmeira Surname User-submission:

Palmeira means 'palm tree' in Portuguese.

Palmeira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21,4641:9,974581
Portugal1,0101:10,315882
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
France1891:351,44352,732
India841:9,131,731182,786
Argentina661:647,62745,225
Peru631:504,51014,225
England161:3,482,379114,324
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Palmeira (52) may also be a first name.

Palmeira Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Palmeira means 'palm tree' in Portuguese.

- aapalmeira

Palmeira Last Name Facts

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

Palmeira is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palmeira? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 23,402nd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 314,783 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Palmeira are found; 93 percent are found in South America and 93 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 52 people.

The surname Palmeira is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 21,464 people, or 1 in 9,974. In Brazil Palmeira is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 24 percent are found, Bahia, where 16 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Brazil Palmeira occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Palmeira Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palmeira surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Palmeira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 34.37% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,722 per year; in South Africa they earn 496.67% more than the national average, earning R 1,417,910 per year and in United States they earn 7.66% more than the national average, earning $46,454 USD per year.

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