Palo Surname
Approximately 24,436 people bear this surname
Palo Surname User-submission:
Palo is a Finnish surname, which means 'burn' or 'fire'.
Palo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 10,005 | 1:10,119 | 957 |
| Pakistan | 2,831 | 1:63,103 | 2,365 |
| Italy | 1,827 | 1:33,474 | 6,000 |
| United States | 1,756 | 1:206,412 | 20,239 |
| India | 1,544 | 1:496,804 | 25,051 |
| Finland | 1,148 | 1:4,788 | 778 |
| Sweden | 554 | 1:17,774 | 1,492 |
| Turkey | 513 | 1:151,699 | 11,962 |
| Peru | 429 | 1:74,089 | 5,356 |
| DR Congo | 335 | 1:220,536 | 21,570 |
| Spain | 328 | 1:142,537 | 10,654 |
| Papua New Guinea | 325 | 1:25,088 | 2,780 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Lesotho | 257 | 1:7,909 | 1,745 |
| Indonesia | 227 | 1:582,596 | 46,553 |
| South Africa | 210 | 1:257,989 | 26,009 |
| Argentina | 203 | 1:210,559 | 17,357 |
| Slovakia | 155 | 1:34,429 | 6,239 |
| Brazil | 151 | 1:1,417,711 | 47,804 |
| Estonia | 150 | 1:8,812 | 1,206 |
| Canada | 142 | 1:259,476 | 24,513 |
| Burkina Faso | 107 | 1:171,515 | 4,070 |
| Mexico | 88 | 1:1,410,525 | 15,733 |
| Cameroon | 76 | 1:273,277 | 26,204 |
| Iran | 58 | 1:1,323,837 | 55,038 |
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| Czechia | 53 | 1:200,631 | 28,987 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34 | 1:104,012 | 8,671 |
| Ukraine | 34 | 1:1,338,903 | 111,766 |
| Solomon Islands | 27 | 1:21,483 | 4,219 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | 1:1,098,630 | 25,989 |
| Albania | 21 | 1:138,765 | 11,419 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Pálo (5), Paló (5) & Palò (1) are calculated separately.
Palo (28,865) may also be a first name.
Palo Surname Meaning
Palo Demographics
Average Male Palo Height
174.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Palo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palo in the Tibetan language | ||
| པ་ལོ་ | palo | - |
| Palo in the Bengali language | ||
| পলো | palo | - |
| Palo in the Hindi language | ||
| पालो | palo | 99.07 |
| पलो | palo | 0.77 |
| पालॊ | palo | 0.08 |
| पाल | pala | 0.08 |
| Palo in the Marathi language | ||
| पालो | palo | 95.08 |
| पलो | palo | 3.51 |
| पाळो | palo | 0.92 |
| Palo in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାଳ | pala | 71.78 |
| ପାେଲା | paela | 15.56 |
| ପାଲ | pala | 8.92 |
| ପେଲା | pela | 2.28 |
| ପାେଳା | paela | 0.83 |
| ପଳ | pala | 0.41 |
| ବାଳା | bala | 0.21 |
| Palo in the Russian language | ||
| Пало | palo | - |
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