Palpa Surname

215,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Palpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru1,8201:17,4642,133
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
India121:63,922,115578,870
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

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

Palpa (66) may also be a first name.

Palpa Last Name Facts

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

Palpa (Oriya: ପ) is most common in Peru. It can be rendered as: Pálpa. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palpa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 215,621st most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,825,483 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Palpa live; 96 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Andean South America. Palpa is also the 1,201,840th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 66 people.

The surname Palpa is most widely held in Peru, where it is borne by 1,820 people, or 1 in 17,464. In Peru Palpa is primarily found in: Lima Province, where 47 percent live, Junín Region, where 27 percent live and Pasco Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Peru this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Palpa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Palpa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,524 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.26% more than the national average, earning $26,848,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 48.66% less than the national average, earning $22,153 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pálpa931/
Palpas9194/
Palpai913/
Palpaš912/
Pallpa912/
Palhpa911/
Palpah911/
Phalpat832/
Pallpai831/
Pallpau831/
Palpash831/
Palpaya831/
Palpo8034/
Palpi8031/
Palpe8010/
Polpa806/
Palpy802/
Paulpasz770/
Phalpo7333/
Palper7311/
Palpot739/
Polpas737/
Polpea736/
Palpáš734/
Palpos733/
Palpho733/
Polpah733/
Polpai732/
Palpoo732/
Phelpa732/
Polpat731/
Polpha731/
Palpis731/
Palpoi731/
Palpit731/
Pealpe731/
Paulpj731/
Palpep731/
Palpfy731/
Palpey730/
Polpay730/
Phalpe730/
Pailpphaß711/
Phalpot6761/
Polphat6732/
Poolpat676/
Pholpat672/
Paulper671/
Phelpha671/
Paglipo671/
Pailepi671/
Pholpai671/
Pholpha671/
Polpach671/
Poolpap671/
Polpaya671/

Palpa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palpa in the Oriya language
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palpa
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