Palomo Surname

7,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Guam

Palomo Surname User-submission:

The name means 'dove' in Spanish.

Palomo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico21,1191:5,877727
Spain15,7631:2,966352
Philippines13,6981:7,391668
United States7,2231:50,1816,063
Argentina6,2451:6,844685
Venezuela3,7811:7,988834
Colombia2,6131:18,2831,469
Guatemala1,7711:9,0811,032
Ecuador1,4601:10,8941,752
Brazil1,3491:158,6916,109
El Salvador1,2961:4,895505
Honduras1,0751:8,201584
Cuba8421:13,6851,017
Peru6011:52,8854,407
Chile5121:34,4071,784
Guam3711:43261
Costa Rica2361:20,255719
France2061:322,44048,940
Canada981:375,97533,576
Paraguay841:86,1522,115
Israel721:118,85613,107
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Panama401:97,8063,773
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Belize341:10,4551,333
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Nicaragua111:547,3723,850
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
East Timor41:303,982255
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Palomo (71) may also be a first name.

Palomo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name means 'dove' in Spanish.

- treyyy

Palomo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palomo (Russian: Паломо) is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palomo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palomo is the 7,005th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 90,021 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Palomo are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 26 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Palomo is also the 1,152,838th most widely held given name in the world, held by 71 people.

The last name Palomo is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 21,119 people, or 1 in 5,877. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Nuevo León, where 19 percent reside, San Luis Potosí, where 19 percent reside and Yucatán, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Mexico it occurs in 71 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 19 percent reside and The Philippines, where 17 percent reside.

Palomo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Palomo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Palomo surname increased 103,186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Palomo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palomo surname are 42.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Palomo earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 14.59% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,556 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.29% less than the national average, earning $20,821,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.59% less than the national average, earning $37,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.95% more than the national average, earning $50,652 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paliomo9235/
Palomos9228/
Paulomo928/
Pallomo923/
Palomoi923/
Palommo921/
Palomoa921/
Palommos860/
Paloma8314,923/
Palamo83920/
Palemo83102/
Polomo8364/
Palumo8349/
Palomá8327/
Pelomo8323/
Palomà831/
Palouma773,783/
Palamos771,731/
Palomas77996/
Palomaa77349/
Palummo77223/
Poloomo77161/
Palaamo7727/
Palyoma7722/
Pallamo7718/
Palhamo7716/
Palloma7712/
Paalamo7710/
Pailamo7710/
Pauloma779/
Pelomoh777/
Palamoi777/
Palamod776/
Palomat773/
Phalamo772/
Phaloma771/
Pailemo771/
Paaloma771/
Palamoo771/
Paloima771/
Peloumo771/
Polomot771/
Paleemo771/
Palamot771/
Palamoh771/
Palemoi771/
Palumos771/
Paulamo771/
Palomaz771/
Pallemo771/
Palhomaa7116/
Pailomaa718/
Pallouma714/
Paliamou713/
Palyamou712/
Pauliamo711/
Paulomaa711/
Paulomah711/
Palama672,515/
Pelemo672,509/
Poloma67358/
Paluma67329/
Palema67206/
Polemo67171/
Pelamo6791/
Palamà6747/
Polamo6742/
Paalosmaa6730/
Polumo6710/
Polomaova677/
Paulhamos673/
Polomaová671/
Peloma671/

Palomo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palomo in the Russian language
Паломоpalomo-

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