Palmeri Surname

50,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Palmeri Surname User-submission:

Originally from Italy where it became necessary for people to bear a second name to identify themselves, most commonly adapted from where they lived. Palma was where the original bearer once lived which is in Campania, province of Naples.

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Palmeri Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy5,8111:10,5241,615
United States3,0281:119,70212,820
France3091:214,96033,430
Argentina2981:143,43412,138
Belgium2441:47,1177,659
Canada1471:250,65023,792
Australia861:313,90427,145
Venezuela681:444,1788,844
England471:1,185,49155,443
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
India311:24,744,045333,161
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Israel111:777,96750,646
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
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The alternate forms: Palméri (1) are calculated separately.

Palmeri (53) may also be a first name.

Palmeri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally from Italy where it became necessary for people to bear a second name to identify themselves, most commonly adapted from where they lived. Palma was where the original bearer once lived which is in Campania, province of Naples.

The surname Palma was also patronymic surname, derived from a personal name Palma which was common in medieval times. It literally means palm, which is the christian symbol of peace.

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Palmeri Demographics

Average Palmeri Salary in
United States

$50,953 USD

Per year
Rank:
379,221 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000913481
Rank: 11,903 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
118.08%
Sample size: 1,529 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Palmeri Last Name Facts

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

Palmeri (Russian: Палмери) occurs most in Italy. It may also be rendered as: Palméri. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palmeri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palmeri is the 50,011th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 709,388 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Palmeri live; 57 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent live in Italic Europe. Palmeri is also the 1,366,219th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 53 people.

The surname is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 5,811 people, or 1 in 10,524. In Italy Palmeri is most frequent in: Sicily, where 79 percent live, Lombardy, where 6 percent live and Piedmont, where 4 percent live. Outside of Italy this surname is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Palmeri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Palmeri are 2.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.21% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Palmeri earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 30.92% more than the national average, earning €39,314 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.29% more than the national average, earning $25,946,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.09% more than the national average, earning $50,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.1% more than the national average, earning $57,185 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palméri951/
Palmieri9357,422/
Palmerio93682/
Palmeiri9351/
Palmerie9333/
Palmeris933/
Palmerii933/
Palmerri931/
Palmerhi931/
Palmerai931/
Palmerich887/
Palmierie885/
Palmeirio882/
Phalmieri881/
Paulmieri881/
Palmierei881/
Palmmieri881/
Pailmieri881/
Palmera8610,909/
Palmere86478/
Palmari86322/
Palmiri8634/
Palmery8612/
Palmyri862/
Palmeira8023,151/
Palmiere80526/
Palmiery80283/
Paulmery80113/
Phalmari8020/
Pallmari8019/
Palmeres808/
Palmeire804/
Palmeroy804/
Palmarri803/
Palmeiry803/
Palmyris803/
Polmieri803/
Palmiori803/
Palmarie803/
Palmiera802/
Palmiris801/
Pallmori801/
Palmerra801/
Palmorri801/
Palmerez801/
Palmeree800/
Pallmarri7544/
Palmetree754/
Pallmarie753/
Pailmarri751/
Palmairio751/
Palmore713,930/
Palmira712,506/
Palmyre71449/
Palmire71128/
Palmare7171/
Palmyra7168/
Palmary7151/
Polmera7111/
Polmari717/
Polmori711/
Palmory711/
Polmere711/
Pàlmera711/
Palmaira671,070/
Palmayra6735/
Palmirez6714/
Palmires679/
Polmeroy674/
Pallmore673/
Paulméry672/
Polmiere671/
Polmarei671/
Palmaire671/
Polmeira671/
Paulmore670/
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Palmeri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palmeri in the Russian language
Палмериpalmeri-

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