Palmi Surname

314,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Estonia

Palmi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3631:168,47625,567
Spain1591:294,03817,827
Finland1411:38,9844,962
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Estonia651:20,3353,530
France631:1,054,329115,549
Poland491:775,68962,719
Peru371:859,03017,841
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
England221:2,532,63991,802
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
India141:54,790,384527,769
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Palmí (7) & Pálmi (2) are calculated separately.

Palmi (490) may also be a first name.

Palmi Last Name Facts

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

Palmi (Hindi: पालमी, Marathi: पालमी, Russian: Пальми) has its highest incidence in Italy. It can also occur as a variant: Palmí or Pálmi. For other potential spellings of Palmi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palmi? popularity and diffusion

Palmi is the 314,479th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,103,472 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Palmi are found; 44 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 30 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 383,918th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 490 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Italy, where it is held by 363 people, or 1 in 168,476. In Italy Palmi is primarily found in: Tuscany, where 39 percent live, Lombardy, where 18 percent live and Emilia-Romagna, where 17 percent live. Outside of Italy it is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 13 percent live and Finland, where 12 percent live.

Palmi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Palmi has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Palmi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palmi surname are 28.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.4% being registered with the party.

The amount Palmi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning €30,428 per year; in Peru they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,420 per year; in South Africa they earn 66.86% less than the national average, earning R 78,744 per year and in United States they earn 19.39% more than the national average, earning $51,514 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palmí937/
Pálmi932/
Palmis91420/
Palmei91381/
Palmai91159/
Palmie9189/
Palmio9175/
Palmoi911/
Pallmi911/
Palmich8341/
Palmais832/
Paglimi831/
Palmist831/
Palma80442,525/
Palme807,007/
Polmi80184/
Palmé80113/
Palmy80111/
Palmè801/
Palmă801/
Palmaids771/
Palmer73362,907/
Palmes7316,645/
Pálmai731,410/
Palmér731,388/
Paulme73643/
Paulma73441/
Palmet73320/
Pailma73290/
Palmay73261/
Palmeh73223/
Palmea73214/
Pallme73148/
Polmai7349/
Palmaa7329/
Palmez7322/
Palmés7318/
Paalma7313/
Paalme7312/
Pallma738/
Poulmi738/
Phelmi738/
Polmio736/
Palmeș734/
Palmaj734/
Palmèr733/
Palmee733/
Polmie733/
Paulmy732/
Palmeş732/
Palmeu731/
Palmed731/
Palmhe731/
Palmoy731/
Phalme731/
Palmêr731/
Pàlmai731/
Polmit731/
Poolmi731/
Palmey730/
Palmaiová712/
Palmaiova711/
Pallmay67510/
Pallmer67346/
Palmett67225/
Pfalmer67119/
Palmeth6785/
Pallmma6776/
Paalmäe6727/
Pholmai6721/
Paulmer6720/
Palmets6715/
Phalmer6711/
D'Palma677/
Palmaya677/
Palmmer676/
Palmhed674/
Paalmer673/
Palmeer673/
Palmerr672/
Palmaja672/
Ppalmer671/
Pailmer671/
Pallmet671/
Palmees671/
Palmesh671/
Palmest671/
Poulmai671/
Palmhøj671/
Palmesr671/
Paulmay671/
Paslmer670/
Pealmer670/

Palmi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palmi in the Marathi language
पालमीpalami66.67
वामीvami16.67
पािpai16.67
Palmi in the Hindi language
पालमीpalami33.33
पलमीpalami22.22
पाल्मीpalmi22.22
पॉल्मीpolmi11.11
पल्मीpalmi11.11
Palmi in the Russian language
Пальмиpalmi-

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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 Palmi
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