Paluš Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Paluš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paluš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia4301:12,4101,624
Czechia251:425,33947,625

The alternate forms: Palus (4,146), Palúš (34), Páluš (22), Paluş (9), Paluś (7), Pálus (26) & Palús (4) are calculated separately.

Paluš Last Name Facts

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

Paluš is found most frequently in Slovakia. It can also appear as a variant: Palus, Palúš, Páluš, Paluş, Paluś, Pálus or Palús. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paluš? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 660,498th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. Paluš occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Paluš live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is carried by 430 people, or 1 in 12,410. In Slovakia Paluš is primarily concentrated in: Nitra Region, where 72 percent live, Banská Bystrica Region, where 12 percent live and Prešov Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Slovakia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palus934,146/
Palúš9334/
Páluš9322/
Paluş939/
Paluś937/
Palouš9163/
Pálus8726/
Palús874/
Paloš80353/
Paluc80122/
Paluj8034/
Paluz8030/
Palušová77323/
Paulus7367,652/
Paluch7321,296/
Palouj73505/
Palous73314/
Palaus73251/
Paliuc73245/
Pallus73132/
Paluse7389/
Palush7388/
Palius7373/
Palhus7331/
Pailus7325/
Paleus7313/
Paluce7313/
Palloš7311/
Palyus739/
Paalus737/
Phalus736/
Palusz735/
Palucz733/
Palgus733/
Paluhs732/
Paluis732/
Palluç732/
Pauluj731/
Paluzh731/
Pahlus731/
Pauluś731/
Palauz731/
Palouz731/
Paloušová7152/
Pauleus673,032/
Paulhus671,231/
Paulius67572/
Palluch67427/
Paulusz67386/
Paullus67383/
Palouch67296/
Pauluch6774/
Paulyus6744/
Pauluis6737/
Paulous6733/
Palhuch6723/
Palluis6720/
Pallush6716/
Pauluse6713/
Paulaus6712/
Pauluce677/
Pallius676/
Patluch676/
Palluce675/
Phaulus675/
Paulush675/
Pauleuc672/
Pauluss672/
Paluche672/
Palusch672/
Pagliuz672/
Palgujs671/
Paliuch671/
Paulouj671/
Palhaus671/
Palouse671/
Pauluic671/

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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 Paluš
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