Palmers Surname

446,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Palmers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palmers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3721:30,9055,001
Netherlands1251:135,09720,820
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
France331:2,012,810168,616
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Sweden201:492,33835,486
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Palmers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palmers is found most in Belgium. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palmers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palmers is the 446,740th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,551,174 people. The surname Palmers occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Palmers reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 372 people, or 1 in 30,905. In Belgium Palmers is most common in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 6 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Belgium it is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 16 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 12 percent reside.

Palmers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Palmers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Palmers last name rose 1,350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palmers Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Palmers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 49.43% less than the national average, earning R 120,180 per year and in United States they earn 56.18% less than the national average, earning $18,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palmeros933,234/
Palmaers93290/
Palmeras93245/
Palmeres938/
Palmiers935/
Palmeris933/
Palomers932/
Palmerse931/
Palmmers930/
Palomeras881,516/
Palmeiras88641/
Palimeris8884/
Palmieres8836/
Palmersjö8832/
Palmieris8832/
Palomeres8821/
Palomeros8810/
Palmierys886/
Palmerius885/
Palmeyras884/
Palmersey883/
Palmeiros882/
Palameres881/
Palmieros881/
Palomeirs881/
Palymeris881/
Palomersa881/
Palmer Sy881/
Palameras881/
Palmerras881/
Palmoeres881/
Palmros8663/
Plümers8613/
Palmars866/
Polmers861/
Palmerx861/
Palmres861/
Plumers861/
Palmerz861/
Palmeros Y824/
Palmares8013,189/
Pluimers80716/
Palmroos80532/
Pluymers80486/
Plameras80248/
Palamres8061/
Palmores8043/
Palmaris8030/
Plomeras8029/
Palmaras8025/
Palmiras809/
Palmires809/
Palmérus807/
Plummers806/
Palamars805/
Palomars803/
Palomres803/
Palmyris803/
Polymers803/
Palmerce801/
Palmiris801/
Plameris801/
Ploemers801/
Plommers801/
Balmeros801/
Palmarus801/
Palmerez801/
Palmeroz801/
Plumerus801/
Palmoris801/
Plumbers800/
Bahlmers800/
Ballmers800/
Plumiers800/
Paul-Meyers781/
Palomares7559,355/
Polymeros75690/
Palamaris75418/
Polymeris75260/
Pluijmers75235/
Palamaras75116/
Pelomeras7567/
Palumares7555/
Palamares7545/
Palomaris7543/
Polymeras7531/
Polimeros7530/
Pliameris7521/
Polimeris7511/
Palomores758/
Palmarosa756/
Polímeros755/
Palmoares754/
Palomiras754/
Palamores753/
Palomerez752/
Palimares752/
Palmoraes751/
Palomarus751/
Palumaris751/
Palm Rosi751/
Palmarese751/
Palomeraz751/
Pelomeres751/
Paloamres751/
Palmaraes751/
Palomaros750/
Palemaris750/
Palmer-Hoyes744/
Palmer-House742/
Palmer-Wiese741/
Palmer Weise741/
Blumers71268/
Blömers71207/
Bolmers71108/
Pallamares7131/
Palmouries7122/
Bulmers7117/
Palamouras7117/
Palma Rosa719/
Pallomares717/
Palma Reis715/
Palmarrosa715/
Balmhrs714/
Balmres713/
Belmers713/
Blomers712/
Blümers712/
Palomarres712/
Palma Rios712/
Pealmorris711/
Palmiressa711/
Pallumares711/
Palma Aros711/
Paloamares711/
Palomaries711/
Palemayars711/
Palamouris711/
Palaomares711/
Polymerous711/
Polymerros711/
Palma Orsi711/
Blimers710/
Plumres710/
Plymirs710/
Palmier Haase701/
Balmores676,678/
Bloemers671,268/
Blommers671,054/
Blomerus67838/
Balmoris67206/
Blumears67200/
Palmarez67196/
Palmrose67166/
Blumeris6763/
Bleumers6755/
Blummers6735/
Pulmares6727/
Bluemers6725/
Bleemers6724/
Bollmers6720/
Billmers6719/
Bloomers6716/
Blümmers6716/
Palamarz6715/
Palmirez6714/
Plumerez6713/
Blaemers677/
Palma Reyes677/
Paul-Morris674/
Palmarce674/
Boulmers674/
Balmures673/
Balmoras673/
Palma Rossi672/
Balmares672/
Palma Arias672/
Palma Russo672/
Blamiers671/
Polmaris671/
Pelmares671/
Palm-Harris671/
Belmeres671/
Blumbers671/
Blumerus671/
Paul Marius671/
Paul-Mauris671/
Plamares671/
Polmores671/
Bloumers671/
Blumehrs671/
Blumer-S671/
Bilmeris671/
Balmaris671/
Balmer-Haas671/
Balmiros671/
Blumeurs671/
Belmeurs671/
Palma Ayres671/
Palmariz671/
Pael Moraes671/
Plemores670/
Blaymers670/
Bellmers670/

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