Palmes Surname

32,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Palmes Surname Definition:

"There appears no reason to doubt the antiquity of this family, said to be descended from Manfred Palmes, who lived in the reign of Stephen, and seated at Naburn, co York, since the year 1226 by a match with the heiress of Watterville." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

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Palmes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines15,5611:6,506566
Spain4141:112,9288,925
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Romania711:282,78725,901
Argentina461:929,20559,251
England391:1,428,66862,556
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

The alternate forms: Palmés (18), Palmeș (4) & Palmeş (2) are calculated separately.

Palmes (16) may also be a first name.

Palmes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"There appears no reason to doubt the antiquity of this family, said to be descended from Manfred Palmes, who lived in the reign of Stephen, and seated at Naburn, co York, since the year 1226 by a match with the heiress of Watterville." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men. The meaning of the name does not appear.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Palmes in Languedoc. Manfred de Palmes in England t. Stephen.

The Norman People (1874)

Palmes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palmes is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Palmés, Palmeș or Palmeş. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palmes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palmes is the 32,029th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 437,822 people. Palmes occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Palmes are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 16 people.

The last name Palmes is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 15,561 people, or 1 in 6,506. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Western Visayas, where 55 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 11 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 7 percent are found. Beside The Philippines this last name exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 2 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found.

Palmes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Palmes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Palmes surname increased 259 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palmes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Palmes are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Palmes earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $43,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.37% less than the national average, earning $38,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palmés9418/
Palmeș944/
Palmeş942/
Palmese922,104/
Palmets9215/
Palmeus922/
Palmest921/
Palmesr921/
Palmesh921/
Palmees921/
Palme917,007/
Paulmeus861/
Palmer83362,907/
Paulme83643/
Palmis83420/
Palmei83381/
Palmet83320/
Palmeh83223/
Palmea83214/
Pallme83148/
Palmie8389/
Palmez8322/
Paalme8312/
Polmes838/
Palmee833/
Palmec831/
Phalme831/
Palmeu831/
Palmhe831/
Palmed831/
Palmey830/
Pallmer77346/
Palmett77225/
Pfalmer77119/
Palmeth7785/
Paalmäe7727/
Paulmer7720/
Phalmer7711/
Palmmer776/
Palmhed774/
Paalmer773/
Palmeer773/
Palmais772/
Palmerr772/
Palmerz771/
Palmist771/
Pallmet771/
Pailmer771/
Polhmes771/
Ppalmer771/
Pealmer770/
Paslmer770/
Palma73442,525/
Palmi731,194/
Palmé73113/
Palmy73111/
Polme7392/
Põlme7323/
Palmí737/
Palmè731/
Palmă731/
Palmeová7173/
Palmiche718/
Palmehed717/
D'Palmer713/
Palmeova711/
Pfahlmer711/
Palmaids711/
Paulmise711/
Palmér671,388/
Paulma67441/
Pailma67290/
Palmay67261/
Palmai67159/
Palmic67136/
Palmio6775/
Polmer6746/
Palmaa6729/
Paalma6713/
Pallma678/
Poolme675/
Palmaj674/
Polmie673/
Palmèr673/
Paulmy672/
Polmee672/
Pálmer671/
Palmêr671/
Pallmi671/
Polmez671/
Palmoi671/
Palmoy671/

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