Palokas Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Palokas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palokas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland731:75,2978,270
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Palokas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palokas occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Palokas.

How Common Is The Last Name Palokas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Palokas live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly used in Finland, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 75,297. In Finland it is most frequent in: Uusimaa, where 51 percent live, North Karelia, where 12 percent live and Northern Savonia, where 12 percent live. Not including Finland Palokas exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Estonia, where 13 percent live.

Palokas Last Name Statistics demography

Palokas earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.26% less than the national average, earning $27,070 USD per year.

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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 Palokas
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