Palnec Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Palnec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Palnec Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia411:103,13716,264
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519

Palnec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palnec is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palnec? popularity and diffusion

Palnec is the 2,979,664th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Palnec are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Palnec is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 103,137. In Croatia Palnec is most numerous in: Međimurje County, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Croatia it exists in one country. It is also found in Slovenia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palnes8341/
Palnek832/
Polnecq7777/
Palnick7716/
Paulnes775/
Paulnici711/
Paulnick711/
Polniecz711/
Palnik6764/
Palnyk6723/
Palnis679/
Polnes677/
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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
  • 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 Palnec
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