Palunko Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Palunko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palunko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia481:88,09614,714
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Palunko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palunko has its highest incidence in Croatia. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palunko? popularity and diffusion

Palunko is the 2,530,696th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Palunko live; 88 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 88,096. In Croatia it is primarily found in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 40 percent reside, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 38 percent reside and Šibenik-Knin County, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Croatia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 9 percent reside and Montenegro, where 5 percent reside.

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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 Palunko
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