Palmu Surname

249,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Palmu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palmu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1,2861:4,274689
India1731:4,433,904116,010
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Palmu (598) may also be a first name.

Palmu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palmu (Hindi: पलमू, Russian: Пальму, Tibetan: པཱ་མུ་) is carried by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palmu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palmu is the 249,873rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,589,135 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Palmu are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in Scandinavia. Palmu is also the 341,904th most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 598 people.

This surname is most frequent in Finland, where it is held by 1,286 people, or 1 in 4,274. In Finland it is mostly found in: Uusimaa, where 37 percent are found, Southwest Finland, where 12 percent are found and Pirkanmaa, where 9 percent are found. Beside Finland this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found and Sweden, where 4 percent are found.

Palmu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Palmu earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 89.6% more than the national average, earning $81,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.98% more than the national average, earning $60,602 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palmou91305/
Palmus9186/
Pallmu915/
Patlmu914/
Palmau911/
Palmuh911/
Palmud911/
Palmeu911/
Palmeus832/
Paulmus831/
Patilmu831/
Polmu806/
Palmhout771/
Paulmeus771/
Palmoo737/
Polhmus671/
Polehemus570/
Polmoo551/
Pholmoo503/

Palmu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palmu in the Tibetan language
པཱ་མུ་pamu-
Palmu in the Hindi language
पलमूpalamu-
Palmu in the Russian language
Пальмуpalmu-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palmu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis