Palomino Surname

2,933rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Palomino Surname Definition:

Refers to a young pigeon.

Castilian name from Laredo in Santander.

See Paloma.

Palomino Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru104,9571:30342
Colombia25,5121:1,873369
Mexico22,8911:5,422678
Spain10,7351:4,355539
United States8,7331:41,5055,095
Argentina4,6431:9,206899
Cuba3,4071:3,382446
Ecuador2,8621:5,558934
Venezuela2,7951:10,806992
Chile1,5521:11,351938
Brazil7311:292,85111,275
Philippines6551:154,56225,654
Panama4361:8,973847
Bolivia3401:31,2252,093
Dominican Republic2001:52,1652,646
France1901:349,59352,489
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Uruguay1431:23,9982,805
Italy1121:546,04253,051
Jamaica811:35,4312,435
Guatemala681:236,5104,065
Switzerland551:149,32614,246
Haiti491:218,0398,036
Costa Rica411:116,5871,845
England391:1,428,66862,556
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Nicaragua371:162,7322,305
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Samoa41:48,452659
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Palomiño (1) are calculated separately.

Palomino (168) may also be a first name.

Palomino Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Refers to a young pigeon.

Castilian name from Laredo in Santander.

See Paloma.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Palomino Last Name Facts

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

Palomino (Russian: Паломино) is more commonly found in Peru than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Palomiño. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palomino? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,933rd most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 38,024 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Palomino live; 75 percent live in South America and 56 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 705,855th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 168 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Peru, where it is carried by 104,957 people, or 1 in 303. In Peru it is mostly found in: Lima Province, where 37 percent reside, Ayacucho Region, where 10 percent reside and Cusco Region, where 6 percent reside. Other than Peru this last name exists in 70 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 13 percent reside and Mexico, where 12 percent reside.

Palomino Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Palomino has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 58,220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Palomino Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palomino surname are 39.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.47% registered with the party.

The amount Palomino earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.84% less than the national average, earning €6,956 per year; in Peru they earn 10.08% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,431 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.27% less than the national average, earning $19,917,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.94% less than the national average, earning $37,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning $46,912 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palomino Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palomino in the Russian language
Паломиноpalomino-

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