Pals Surname

121,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pals Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pals Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,5511:10,8881,503
United States1,3541:267,69525,178
Germany2021:398,54236,874
Belgium1191:96,61014,836
Estonia1071:12,3531,844
India961:7,990,264168,289
Pakistan821:2,178,58420,204
Canada821:449,33638,948
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Afghanistan241:1,339,71611,412
Austria221:387,06540,442
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Finland71:785,24338,644
England61:9,286,343223,652
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

The alternate forms: Páls (3) are calculated separately.

Pals (346) may also be a first name.

Pals Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pals (Hindi: पल्स, Russian: Палс) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Páls. For other potential spellings of Pals click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pals? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pals is the 121,466th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,933,036 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Pals reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Pals is also the 468,941st most widespread forename on earth, borne by 346 people.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,551 people, or 1 in 10,888. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 25 percent are found, Groningen, where 12 percent are found and Drenthe, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Pals Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pals has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pals surname grew 2,149 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pals Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pals surname are 30.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.66% being registered with the party.

The amount Pals earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $46,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $51,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Páls923/
Pauls8913,411/
Pales892,834/
Pahls89522/
Palse89433/
Peals89204/
Pails8977/
Palls8948/
Paals8938/
Palsh896/
Palsz896/
Pfals895/
Palst892/
Phals891/
Palsø891/
Palsd891/
Paulse808,037/
Phales801,927/
Paules801,792/
Palles801,687/
Palese801,589/
Pailes80178/
Pfahls8094/
Patles8061/
Paglis8059/
Paales8056/
Patels8047/
Phauls8032/
Paulls8024/
Paless8019/
Palsce8016/
Peales8016/
Palhes8014/
Pasles809/
Palsøe808/
Paulst807/
Palshe806/
Payles804/
Paulss802/
Patils801/
Phalse801/
Pheals801/
Paulûs801/
Palest801/
Palesz801/
Pahles800/
Phails800/
Phalss800/
Pacels800/
Phalls800/
Pols754,008/
Palz75561/
Palx751/
Pailhes731,315/
Pailles73340/
Payless73279/
Palesse7343/
Palsova7336/
Pfahles7314/
Paulles7314/
Paulsch735/
Paulhes733/
Pattles732/
Palsová731/
Patills731/
Peaules731/
Pachils731/
Pallese731/
Patless731/
Pallsch731/
Palless731/
Paihles731/
Pattels731/
Pauless730/
Phailes730/
Peasles730/
Paasels730/
Phaless730/
Poles673,956/
Palce671,759/
Peles671,153/
Pfalz67731/
Pouls67660/
Pohls67233/
Polls67157/
Pools67129/
Polst6787/
Peyls6777/
Polse6774/
Páles6762/
Palez6744/
Passells6728/
Polsz6727/
Phols6718/
Palje6717/
Phels6716/
Palesova6714/
Palch6714/
Paalz6714/
Poils6714/
Paulz6712/
Polss679/
Polhs677/
Patelles674/
Palesová673/
Palze673/
Pealz672/
Pôles672/
Potls671/
Poyls671/
Palglish671/
Paulx671/
Pfaulsch670/
Passehls670/
Pattells670/

Pals Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pals in the Hindi language
पल्सpalsa60
पाल्सpalsa20
पालpala20
Pals in the Russian language
Палсpals-

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