Palmen Surname

149,628th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Palmen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palmen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,1491:14,6972,209
Germany9121:88,27411,126
United States3641:995,76673,638
Finland1641:33,5164,388
Belgium1571:73,22711,680
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
England391:1,428,66862,556
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
France51:13,284,544357,392
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Palmén (402) & Palmèn (1) are calculated separately.

Palmen (113) may also be a first name.

Palmen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palmen (Russian: Палмен) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Palmén or Palmèn. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palmen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 149,628th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,468,681 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Palmen live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe. Palmen is also the 881,625th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 113 people.

Palmen is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,149 people, or 1 in 14,697. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Limburg, where 70 percent reside, North Brabant, where 10 percent reside and South Holland, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands Palmen is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Palmen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Palmen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Palmen surname grew 1,517 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 355 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palmen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palmen last name are 32.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.71% registered with the political party.

Palmen earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.6% more than the national average, earning $52,902 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palmén94402/
Palmèn941/
Palmehn9224/
Palmien9210/
Pallmen923/
Paulmen922/
Palmoen921/
Pahlmen920/
Palmn910/
Paulmenn8638/
Paulmeun860/
Palmin83338/
Palmyn8313/
Palmem834/
Polmen831/
Pahlmn831/
Palmina77294/
Paulmin7787/
Palmäng7713/
Palming7713/
Palmyna777/
Palmhne771/
Pahlmin770/
Pholmaen711/
Pal'mina711/
Polmin6716/
Palminova6712/
Phoolmeng671/
Phelmin626/

Palmen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palmen in the Russian language
Палменpalmen-

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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 Palmen
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