Palmér Surname

278,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Palmér Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palmér Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,3541:7,272671
Norway141:367,30634,015
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Palmer (362,907), Palmèr (3), Palmêr (1) & Pálmer (1) are calculated separately.

Palmér Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palmér occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Palmer, Palmèr, Palmêr or Pálmer. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palmér? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palmér is the 278,726th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,250,393 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Palmér reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Palmér is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 1,354 people, or 1 in 7,272. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent are found and Skåne County, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden Palmér is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent are found and Estonia, where 1 percent are found.

Palmér Last Name Statistics demography

Palmér earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning 370,578 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palmer94362,907/
Palmèr943/
Palmêr941/
Palmé91113/
Pálmer891/
Palmre8331/
Palmés8318/
Palmyr8316/
Palmir8310/
Palmier772,183/
Palmere77478/
Palmyre77449/
Pallmer77346/
Palmire77128/
Pfalmer77119/
Palmert77116/
Paulmer7720/
Phalmer7711/
Palmear776/
Palmmer776/
Pallmyr776/
Palmitr775/
Palmeir775/
Palmeer773/
Paalmer773/
Palmetr772/
Palmerr772/
Palmerd771/
Palmerz771/
Palmeur771/
Palmesr771/
Paulmyr771/
Ppalmer771/
Pailmer771/
Palmirt771/
Pealmer770/
Paslmer770/
Palma73442,525/
Palme737,007/
Palmi731,194/
Palmy73111/
Palmí737/
Polmé736/
Palmè731/
Palmă731/
Paulmier711,063/
Paulmert7149/
Pallmert7126/
Paulmair7125/
Palmhert7120/
Paulmayr7111/
Palmeire714/
D'Palmer713/
Palmaire711/
Pfahlmer711/
Palmmier711/
Palmierr711/
Palmerph711/
Pallmier711/
Pallmirr710/
Palmes6716,645/
Paulme67643/
Paulma67441/
Palmis67420/
Palmei67381/
Palmet67320/
Pailma67290/
Palmay67261/
Palmeh67223/
Palmea67214/
Palmai67159/
Pallme67148/
Palmie6789/
Palmio6775/
Polmer6746/
Palmaa6729/
Palmez6722/
Paalma6713/
Paalme6712/
Palmirova678/
Pallma678/
Palmerova676/
Palmeș674/
Palmerová674/
Polmir674/
Palmaj674/
Palmee673/
Paulmy672/
Palmeş672/
Paulmeirr671/
Phalme671/
Palmeu671/
Palmed671/
Pallmi671/
Palmhe671/
Palmoi671/
Palmoy671/
Palmey670/

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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
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  • 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 Palmér
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