Paluv Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Paluv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paluv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia511:104,63619,871
Czechia271:393,83245,478
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Paluv Last Name Facts

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

Paluv is more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Paluv.

How Common Is The Last Name Paluv? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,061,309th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Paluv are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Paluv is most commonly held in Slovakia, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 104,636. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Prešov Region, where 61 percent reside and Košice Region, where 39 percent reside. Apart from Slovakia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 33 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pauluv911/
Palub8066/
Paluf8043/
Palup8029/
Paluw8012/
Palubová7751/
Paluvová7740/
Palupová7732/
Paluvova7712/
Palubova779/
Palufová771/
Palupe7336/
Paloev738/
Pauluf735/
Palubh733/
Paluff731/
Palluf731/
Pallauf67461/
Palaupe677/
Pallaup674/
Palaubh673/
Pailouw673/
Pauloup671/
Paelauw671/
Phalubh671/
Pattlub671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Paluv
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