Palterman Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Wales

Palterman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palterman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England151:3,714,537119,675
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Wales81:386,81619,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Palterman Last Name Facts

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

Palterman is found most in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palterman? popularity and diffusion

Palterman is the 2,020,555th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. Palterman occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Palterman live; 45 percent live in Southern Africa and 45 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 2,083,758. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 58 percent live and Western Cape, where 42 percent live. Outside of South Africa Palterman is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Palterman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Palterman has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Palterman surname rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palterman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palterman surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Palterman earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 44.59% less than the national average, earning R 131,676 per year and in United States they earn 40.09% less than the national average, earning $25,850 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Palterman
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