Palos Surname
Approximately 15,430 people bear this surname
Palos Surname User-submission:
Palos means 'sticks' in Spanish.
Palos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 7,474 | 1:16,608 | 1,394 |
| United States | 2,520 | 1:143,833 | 14,897 |
| Philippines | 1,844 | 1:54,901 | 9,145 |
| Spain | 1,609 | 1:29,057 | 2,977 |
| Portugal | 359 | 1:29,020 | 1,851 |
| Romania | 268 | 1:74,917 | 8,887 |
| Papua New Guinea | 203 | 1:40,166 | 4,870 |
| Argentina | 174 | 1:245,652 | 19,922 |
| France | 170 | 1:390,722 | 57,689 |
| Brazil | 140 | 1:1,529,102 | 50,957 |
| Pakistan | 140 | 1:1,276,028 | 14,885 |
| South Africa | 84 | 1:644,973 | 47,754 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Poland | 51 | 1:745,270 | 61,215 |
| Iran | 42 | 1:1,828,155 | 67,506 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Honduras | 37 | 1:238,282 | 2,434 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Finland | 21 | 1:261,748 | 20,300 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Hungary | 18 | 1:545,349 | 33,535 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Pálos (671), Paloš (353), Paloș (35), Paloş (28), Palós (2) & Páloš (3) are calculated separately.
Palos (361) may also be a first name.
Palos Surname Meaning
Palos Demographics
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Palos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palos Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Palos (Marathi: पॅालोस, Russian: Палос) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Pálos, Paloš, Paloș, Paloş, Palós or Páloš. For other potential spellings of Palos click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palos? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 34,348th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 472,297 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Palos are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Palos is also the 458,188th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 361 people.
The surname Palos is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is borne by 7,474 people, or 1 in 16,608. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Aguascalientes, where 30 percent reside, Jalisco, where 22 percent reside and Coahuila, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Mexico it occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and The Philippines, where 12 percent reside.
Palos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Palos has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Palos surname expanded 126,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Palos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Palos last name are 42.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.96% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Palos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.21% more than the national average, earning R 444,876 per year; in United States they earn 7.25% less than the national average, earning $40,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.77% more than the national average, earning $57,518 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palos in the Marathi language | ||
| पॅालोस | pealosa | 60 |
| पालोस | palosa | 40 |
| Palos in the Russian language | ||
| Палос | palos | - |
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