Palo Surname

22,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Finland

Palo Surname User-submission:

Palo is a Finnish surname, which means 'burn' or 'fire'.

Palo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines10,0051:10,119957
Pakistan2,8311:63,1032,365
Italy1,8271:33,4746,000
United States1,7561:206,41220,239
India1,5441:496,80425,051
Finland1,1481:4,788778
Sweden5541:17,7741,492
Turkey5131:151,69911,962
Peru4291:74,0895,356
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
Spain3281:142,53710,654
Papua New Guinea3251:25,0882,780
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Lesotho2571:7,9091,745
Indonesia2271:582,59646,553
South Africa2101:257,98926,009
Argentina2031:210,55917,357
Slovakia1551:34,4296,239
Brazil1511:1,417,71147,804
Estonia1501:8,8121,206
Canada1421:259,47624,513
Burkina Faso1071:171,5154,070
Mexico881:1,410,52515,733
Cameroon761:273,27726,204
Iran581:1,323,83755,038
France541:1,230,050127,496
Czechia531:200,63128,987
Singapore511:107,9944,447
England511:1,092,51152,584
Australia471:574,37741,856
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Bosnia and Herzegovina341:104,0128,671
Ukraine341:1,338,903111,766
Solomon Islands271:21,4834,219
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Albania211:138,76511,419
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Libya91:693,7751,982
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Norway61:857,04855,549
Wales61:515,75523,171
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
China31:455,773,85521,925
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
San Marino11:33,214932
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Pálo (5), Paló (5) & Palò (1) are calculated separately.

Palo (28,865) may also be a first name.

Palo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Palo is a Finnish surname, which means 'burn' or 'fire'.

- viljop

Palo Last Name Facts

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

Palo (Bengali: পলো, Hindi: पालो, Marathi: पालो, Oriya: ପାଳ, Russian: Пало, Tibetan: པ་ལོ་) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Pálo, Paló or Palò. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,252nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 298,230 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Palo are found; 42 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 28,744th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 28,865 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 10,005 people, or 1 in 10,119. In The Philippines Palo is most frequent in: Central Luzon, where 29 percent live, Calabarzon, where 19 percent live and National Capital Region, where 10 percent live. Besides The Philippines Palo is found in 90 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 12 percent live and Italy, where 7 percent live.

Palo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Palo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 11,707 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 5,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palo surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Palo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 51.17% less than the national average, earning €14,665 per year; in Norway they earn 15.61% more than the national average, earning 400,102 kr per year; in Peru they earn 16.49% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,189 per year; in South Africa they earn 31.11% less than the national average, earning R 163,716 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.52% less than the national average, earning $20,313,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.37% more than the national average, earning $45,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning $53,606 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pálo925/
Paló925/
Palò921/
Paulo89492,160/
Palos8915,430/
Pallo8910,613/
Palou897,047/
Paloi896,179/
Palop892,279/
Palot89978/
Phalo89970/
Palod89919/
Paloa89784/
Palio89423/
Paloš89353/
Palyo89294/
Pailo89288/
Pealo89288/
Palgo89262/
Paloh89254/
Paelo89175/
Paalo89134/
Paloy8990/
Paslo8978/
Patlo8974/
Paylo8972/
Palho8960/
Paloj8957/
Paloo8941/
Paloș8935/
Paloş8928/
Paloz8914/
Pahlo8913/
Paluo894/
Paulos8030,028/
Pallot801,962/
Paullo801,159/
Pallou801,141/
Palios80743/
Pallod80642/
Patlot80626/
Pallos80620/
Palosh80425/
Pailos80390/
Palous80314/
Pailot80189/
Paulot80180/
Paglio80178/
Phalot80151/
Phahlo80122/
Paulio80121/
Paulou80119/
Payllo80113/
Pauloz80108/
Phallo8098/
Paliot8086/
Patloo8082/
Palloj8080/
Palloo8076/
Paylot8068/
Paslot8065/
Palouš8063/
Paloch8059/
Patlod8055/
Paloud8055/
Palyoş8055/
Paillo8054/
Phalod8047/
Palotz8047/
Phalio8046/
Paloos8045/
Paloux8044/
Pallio8043/
Palloy8043/
Pahulo8036/
Pallop8035/
Pauloo8034/
Palluo8031/
Paloot8030/
Pailoy8020/
Palloh8019/
Pauloi8017/
Palioe8016/
Pealoh8014/
Palloş8012/
Phaloz8011/
Palloš8011/
Paeloy8011/
Palloi809/
Pailho809/
Phaloi809/
Paalou808/
Paylos807/
Paliod807/
Pailou807/
Phalyo806/
Pailod805/
Paileo805/
Pallyo805/
Palllo804/
Pauloa804/
Pealyo804/
Paallo804/
Phaloo804/
Palott804/
Pauloh804/
Paluos804/
Patloi804/
Pailio804/
Pahlou804/
Phaloa804/
Palohy804/
Paulod804/
Paylou803/
Palhos803/
Palloa802/
Patloy802/
Pauloj802/
Pauloy802/
Payloy802/
Palois802/
Pailoi802/
Paeloh802/
Phalop802/
Pathlo801/
Payloi801/
Phalgo801/
Phalos801/
Phalou801/
Pailoo801/
Palhod801/
Palhoo801/
Palioy801/
Palood801/
Paloss801/
Palost801/
Palhoa801/
Paslop801/
Paloyd801/
Paelio801/
Palgou801/
Paalos801/
Phalho801/
Phaloh801/
Phaloy801/
Phhalo801/
Ppalos801/
Paulop801/
Palout801/
Palouz801/
Paeloi801/
Pauluo801/
Pealot800/
Pahlod800/
Pallgo800/
Polo75172,919/
Pala75145,904/
Pelo755,586/
Palà7555/
Pală7545/
Pólo7535/
Palá7523/
Pélo752/
Patillo732,228/
Paillot731,775/
Pacillo73715/
Pacello73650/
Pasello73520/
Paillou73378/
Palouch73296/
Pallios73116/
Patello73110/
Paloots7392/
Palloch7386/
Pallott7365/
Pallois7361/
Pailloz7355/
Phalgoo7340/
Paulous7333/
Patloch7331/
Phailoi7328/
Pathlot7327/
Palosch7319/
Pauliot7318/
Pasillo7316/
Pallohy7316/
Paatlot7314/
Phauloz7314/
Pailhou7314/
Paulios7313/
Paluots7312/
Pauloos7311/
Paglilo7311/
Paullos739/
Phailos739/
Pagliou739/
Pahalou737/
Palliot736/
Phalloo735/
Pallodh735/
Pattlot735/
Palaowa735/
Pailheo734/
Palyoyi734/
Phailoy734/
D'Paulo733/
Palóová733/
Pallotz732/
Patloot731/
Phaloud731/
Pailout731/
Pailoux731/
Palhott731/
Paloich731/
Pauliop731/
Paullio731/
Paulott731/
Pauloup731/
Palyosh731/
Palioyi731/
Paillos731/
Phaello731/
Phallod731/
D'Palos731/
Phaaloh731/
Phatloy731/
Phaglio731/
Phailot731/
Peallos731/
Pathloy731/
Pailoud730/
Pallost730/
Pealoss730/
Palla6759,639/
Paula6749,977/
Paila6735,825/
Palas6726,358/
Phala6719,703/
Palau6713,217/
Palad6712,843/
Pholo679,194/
Patla675,996/
Palaz675,704/
Palat674,841/
Pollo674,658/
Palha674,555/
Palia673,187/
Pattillo673,072/
Palah673,014/
Payla672,726/
Polio672,463/
Paala672,203/
Poloz672,139/
Pasla671,997/
Polos671,893/
Poulo671,851/
Pailloux671,797/
Palya671,007/
Pahla67829/
Pálos67671/
Palaï67490/
Paleu67482/
Poolo67482/
Palát67472/
Pacillos67448/
Pohlo67407/
Palaa67359/
Polgo67346/
Peloi67324/
Phelo67291/
Paela67289/
Peelo67285/
Polot67268/
Palga67250/
Pauló67238/
Polop67233/
Palló67227/
Pelio67207/
Polyo67200/
Pasillos67194/
Poloy67192/
Patellos67189/
Pailhous67148/
Palap67143/
Pachello67127/
Poloi67126/
Polou67122/
Patillot67120/
Poloa67118/
Palaç67114/
Peala67105/
Potlo6799/
Polod6795/
Peylo6789/
Palaš6782/
Pailhoux6777/
Poloh6775/
Poylo6774/
Poelo6774/
Palaș6774/
Pattloch6771/
Ppala6767/
Paillous6764/
Poslo6757/
Peloy6756/
Pailliot6748/
Polho6747/
Puilo6746/
Palaş6741/
Pajło6737/
Puolo6732/
Poluo6730/
Pehlo6730/
Passello6725/
Peloh6724/
Pólos6720/
Põllo6719/
Poloj6718/
Peilo6718/
Póloš6718/
Pacillio6717/
Palaß6716/
Pailloud6715/
Peloo6714/
Pacellio6713/
Poilo6713/
Poloo6712/
Palouová6711/
Paathlot679/
Paisello675/
Pattello675/
Pološ675/
Phattlot674/
Pallouth673/
Paullodh673/
Hpala673/
Patellio673/
Peluo673/
Páloš673/
Palloots673/
Patillio672/
Palós672/
Pasellos672/
Pattllio671/
Paulglio671/
Pauloosh671/
Paulóová671/
Pascillo671/
Phailoch671/
Pahtloth671/
Pajla671/
Pagliloy671/
Póllo671/
Peulo671/
Pallá671/
Pàulo671/
Pausillo671/
Pauło671/
Patellou671/
Palyaova671/
Paillout671/
Phailoth671/
Paulloos670/
Pauliott670/
Ppattllo670/

Palo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palo in the Tibetan language
པ་ལོ་palo-
Palo in the Bengali language
পলোpalo-
Palo in the Hindi language
पालोpalo99.07
पलोpalo0.77
पालॊpalo0.08
पालpala0.08
Palo in the Marathi language
पालोpalo95.08
पलोpalo3.51
पाळोpalo0.92
Palo in the Oriya language
ପାଳpala71.78
ପାେଲାpaela15.56
ପାଲpala8.92
ପେଲାpela2.28
ପାେଳାpaela0.83
ପଳpala0.41
ବାଳାbala0.21
Palo in the Russian language
Палоpalo-

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