Palmela Surname

506,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Palmela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palmela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal3871:26,9211,745
Brazil2331:918,77432,884
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Palmela (104) may also be a first name.

Palmela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palmela is found most in Portugal. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palmela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palmela is the 506,165th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Palmela reside; 60 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 925,156th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 104 people.

It is most frequently used in Portugal, where it is held by 387 people, or 1 in 26,921. Aside from Portugal this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Palmela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Palmela are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Palmela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.21% less than the national average, earning R 70,788 per year and in United States they earn 62.52% more than the national average, earning $70,125 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Palmela
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