Paluka Surname
Approximately 596 people bear this surname
Paluka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 259 | 1:11,251 | 2,092 |
| Papua New Guinea | 115 | 1:70,902 | 9,258 |
| United States | 63 | 1:5,753,316 | 282,354 |
| Czechia | 51 | 1:208,499 | 29,840 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Paluka (102) may also be a first name.
Paluka Demographics
Average Paluka Salary in
United States
$33,890 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Paluka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paluka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Paluka (Marathi: पालुका, Oriya: ପାଲୁକା) is held by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Paluka.
How Common Is The Last Name Paluka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 539,451st most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 12,227,426 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Paluka are found; 44 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 43 percent are found in Albano-Europe. Paluka is also the 935,178th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 102 people.
The surname Paluka is most prevalent in Albania, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 11,251. In Albania Paluka is primarily concentrated in: Durrës County, where 47 percent live, Tirana County, where 29 percent live and Lezhë County, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Albania this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Paluka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Paluka has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 630 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Paluka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Paluka last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Paluka earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 21.46% less than the national average, earning $33,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.41% more than the national average, earning $76,718 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paluka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paluka in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାଲୁକା | paluka | - |
| Paluka in the Marathi language | ||
| पालुका | paluka | - |
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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 Paluka
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