Palosaari Surname
Approximately 1,602 people bear this surname
Palosaari Surname User-submission:
Palosaari means 'island of fire'. Probably from the practice of firing woods to create grazing lands. From Kuusamo and Taivalkoski in Central Finland.
Palosaari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 1,168 | 1:4,706 | 762 |
| United States | 174 | 1:2,083,097 | 132,570 |
| Sweden | 168 | 1:58,612 | 4,518 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Palosaari Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Palosaari means 'island of fire'. Probably from the practice of firing woods to create grazing lands. From Kuusamo and Taivalkoski in Central Finland.
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Palosaari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palosaari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Palosaari is most common in Finland. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Palosaari.
How Common Is The Last Name Palosaari? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 248,111th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,549,030 people. Palosaari occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Palosaari live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Scandinavia.
This last name is most frequently held in Finland, where it is carried by 1,168 people, or 1 in 4,706. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 44 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 18 percent reside and Lapland, where 15 percent reside. Besides Finland it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Sweden, where 10 percent reside.
Palosaari Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Palosaari surname are 7.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.87% being registered with the political party.
The amount Palosaari earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $40,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.2% less than the national average, earning $39,646 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palosaarie | 95 | 1 | / |
| Palosari | 94 | 1 | / |
| Paulasaari | 84 | 119 | / |
| Palasari | 82 | 101 | / |
| Palazari | 82 | 12 | / |
| Palosara | 82 | 7 | / |
| Palusari | 82 | 1 | / |
| Palazzari | 78 | 395 | / |
| Palassari | 78 | 16 | / |
| Palasarai | 78 | 10 | / |
| Paulasari | 78 | 8 | / |
| Pahlasari | 78 | 4 | / |
| Palasariy | 78 | 3 | / |
| Palacarri | 78 | 1 | / |
| Palachatri | 74 | 6 | / |
| Puolasaari | 74 | 3 | / |
| Palassaris | 74 | 1 | / |
| Palasara | 71 | 421 | / |
| Polasari | 71 | 24 | / |
| Pelasari | 71 | 9 | / |
| Palajare | 71 | 7 | / |
| Palaseri | 71 | 6 | / |
| Palasare | 71 | 3 | / |
| Palesare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paulussaara | 70 | 2 | / |
| Palachhatri | 70 | 1 | / |
| Palasseri | 67 | 120 | / |
| Palachare | 67 | 32 | / |
| Peliasari | 67 | 22 | / |
| Poolasari | 67 | 4 | / |
| Polosorio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pailaseri | 67 | 3 | / |
| Palasaray | 67 | 3 | / |
| Paluchari | 67 | 3 | / |
| Palajaray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poulosori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelessari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palasoori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palaciosrich | 67 | 1 | / |
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