Palmieri Surname
Approximately 57,422 people bear this surname
Palmieri Surname User-submission:
It derives from the medieval term palmerius, attributed to those who had made the pilgrimage to the Holy Land and returned carrying a palm twig with them. Traces of this cognomizzazzione are found in the Chronic of the things occurring in its time (1294) by Dino Compagni: '.
Read More About This SurnamePalmieri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 36,871 | 1:1,659 | 84 |
| United States | 8,713 | 1:41,600 | 5,104 |
| Argentina | 3,884 | 1:11,005 | 1,028 |
| Brazil | 2,972 | 1:72,030 | 2,686 |
| France | 1,304 | 1:50,938 | 6,672 |
| Canada | 773 | 1:47,666 | 5,800 |
| Australia | 433 | 1:62,346 | 7,528 |
| Switzerland | 333 | 1:24,663 | 3,876 |
| England | 304 | 1:183,283 | 16,451 |
| Germany | 274 | 1:293,816 | 30,374 |
| Venezuela | 212 | 1:142,472 | 4,495 |
| Guatemala | 206 | 1:78,071 | 2,687 |
| Belgium | 200 | 1:57,483 | 9,311 |
| Spain | 146 | 1:320,219 | 18,882 |
| Mexico | 134 | 1:926,315 | 12,588 |
| Colombia | 121 | 1:394,827 | 6,373 |
| Peru | 72 | 1:441,446 | 13,396 |
| Uruguay | 59 | 1:58,165 | 6,298 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| San Marino | 28 | 1:1,186 | 251 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Luxembourg | 23 | 1:25,241 | 4,722 |
| Paraguay | 22 | 1:328,943 | 5,083 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Palmiéri (3) are calculated separately.
Palmieri (462) may also be a first name.
Palmieri Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It derives from the medieval term palmerius, attributed to those who had made the pilgrimage to the Holy Land and returned carrying a palm twig with them. Traces of this cognomizzazzione are found in the Chronic of the things occurring in its time (1294) by Dino Compagni: '... there were the conspirators against Giano, who were the messer Palmieri of Messer Ugo Altoviti, Messer Baldo Aguglioni judge , Alberto di messer Iacopo del Giudice, Noffo by Guido Bonafedi, and Arriguccio di Lapo Arrighi ... '; in 1406 with Matteo Palmieri cited among the supporters of the Medici; in 1432 in the Archive of the Opera of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, where in one act we read: '... Stanziaro a Matteo di Marcho Palmieri lire 191 soldi 16 ...'. Famous figures were the painter Giuseppe Palmieri (1674-1749) of Genoa and the Marquis Giuseppe Palmieri of Martignano (Le) famous economist of the 1700s.
The surname Palmieri is absolutely Panitalian, with important strains in Campania, Lazio and Puglia.
- deleted-72043Palmieri Demographics
Average Male Palmieri Height
174.52 cm
Average Female Palmieri Height
159.63 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Palmieri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palmieri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Palmieri (Arabic: بالميري, Russian: Палмиэри) is borne by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Palmiéri. For other potential spellings of Palmieri click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palmieri? popularity and diffusion
The surname Palmieri is the 9,827th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 126,912 people. Palmieri is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Palmieri are found; 65 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 64 percent are found in Italic Europe. Palmieri is also the 396,762nd most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 462 people.
This surname is most widespread in Italy, where it is carried by 36,871 people, or 1 in 1,659. In Italy Palmieri is most common in: Campania, where 24 percent reside, Lazio, where 16 percent reside and Apulia, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Italy it is found in 70 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.
Palmieri Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Palmieri has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 174,260 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Palmieri Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Palmieri last name are 1.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.37% being registered with the political party.
The amount Palmieri earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning €31,342 per year; in Peru they earn 28.75% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,959 per year; in South Africa they earn 72.3% more than the national average, earning R 409,452 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.27% less than the national average, earning $18,100,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.26% more than the national average, earning $51,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.02% more than the national average, earning $55,656 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmiéri | 96 | 3 | / |
| Palmieris | 94 | 32 | / |
| Palmieiri | 94 | 12 | / |
| Palmeieri | 94 | 5 | / |
| Palmierie | 94 | 5 | / |
| Palmierit | 94 | 2 | / |
| Pailmieri | 94 | 1 | / |
| Paulmieri | 94 | 1 | / |
| Palmierei | 94 | 1 | / |
| Palmmieri | 94 | 1 | / |
| Phalmieri | 94 | 1 | / |
| Palmeri | 93 | 10,273 | / |
| Palmiri | 93 | 34 | / |
| Palmerio | 88 | 682 | / |
| Palmiere | 88 | 526 | / |
| Palmiery | 88 | 283 | / |
| Palmeiri | 88 | 51 | / |
| Palmerie | 88 | 33 | / |
| Polmieri | 88 | 3 | / |
| Palmerii | 88 | 3 | / |
| Palmiori | 88 | 3 | / |
| Palmeris | 88 | 3 | / |
| Palmiera | 88 | 2 | / |
| Palmerai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Palmerhi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Palmiris | 88 | 1 | / |
| Palmerri | 88 | 1 | / |
| Palmieres | 82 | 36 | / |
| Palmerich | 82 | 7 | / |
| Palmierys | 82 | 6 | / |
| Palmeirio | 82 | 2 | / |
| Palmairio | 82 | 1 | / |
| Palmera | 80 | 10,909 | / |
| Palmira | 80 | 2,506 | / |
| Palmere | 80 | 478 | / |
| Palmuri | 80 | 224 | / |
| Palmire | 80 | 128 | / |
| Palmery | 80 | 12 | / |
| Palmyri | 80 | 2 | / |
| Palméri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phalmieres | 78 | 1 | / |
| Palmeira | 75 | 23,151 | / |
| Palmaira | 75 | 1,070 | / |
| Paulmery | 75 | 113 | / |
| Palmirez | 75 | 14 | / |
| Palmires | 75 | 9 | / |
| Palmeres | 75 | 8 | / |
| Palmeroy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Palmeire | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pallmuri | 75 | 3 | / |
| Palmeiry | 75 | 3 | / |
| Palmyris | 75 | 3 | / |
| Polmiere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Palmaire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Palmerez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Palmerra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Palmiéra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Palmeree | 75 | 0 | / |
| Palmetree | 71 | 4 | / |
| Palmairaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Palmeiira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palmyre | 67 | 449 | / |
| Polmuri | 67 | 336 | / |
| Palmare | 67 | 71 | / |
| Palmyra | 67 | 68 | / |
| Palmure | 67 | 16 | / |
| Polmera | 67 | 11 | / |
| Polmere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pàlmera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polmira | 67 | 1 | / |
Palmieri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palmieri in the Russian language | ||
| Палмиэри | palmieri | - |
| Palmieri in the Arabic language | ||
| بالميري | balmyry | - |
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