Palounek Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Palounek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palounek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia871:122,22419,686
United States141:25,889,924709,614

Palounek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palounek is held by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palounek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,839,022nd most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Palounek are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Czechia, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 122,224. In Czechia it is most numerous in: Central Bohemian Region, where 32 percent are found, Liberec Region, where 31 percent are found and Hradec Králové Region, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Czechia Palounek occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Palounek Last Name Statistics demography

Palounek earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palonek93918/
Paslonek881/
Palauneck822/
Polonek8079/
Palánek8070/
Palanek8052/
Palonik8024/
Polunek801/
Palounkova781/
Palatnek7519/
Pallanek7514/
Palaneck7514/
Palonnik753/
Peluneck750/
Pallonyok7112/
Palyonykh719/
Paloneque715/
Palotnick712/
Palonkova711/
Paloniske710/
Polonik67621/
Polonec67294/
Polanek67283/
Polonyk67200/
Palanik67122/
Pelánek67106/
Pelanek6752/
Palanyk6740/
Polánek6739/
Peluněk6725/
Polunyk673/
Palonikova672/
Poloneková671/

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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 Palounek
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