Palvie Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Palvie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palvie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2521:214,99122,657
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Palvie (13) may also be a first name.

Palvie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palvie is found most in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palvie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palvie is the 996,001st most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Palvie live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Palvie is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 214,991. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 56 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 12 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Palvie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Palvie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Palvie surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Palvie Last Name Statistics demography

Palvie earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.97% more than the national average, earning R 356,376 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palvaie9216/
Palvier924/
Palvoie923/
Palvi913,758/
Palve913,363/
Palvaiee861/
Palvai831,229/
Pallvi83474/
Paulve8356/
Palvis8318/
Palvio8315/
Palves8313/
Palvae839/
Paalvi836/
Palvet835/
Pallve834/
Palvoi834/
Palver834/
Pailvi833/
Paalve833/
Palvee833/
Palvey833/
Palvez833/
Paslvi832/
Paslve831/
Ppalve831/
Palviy831/
Palvyi831/
Palvip831/
Phalvi831/
Pailve830/
Palvit830/
Palvayi773,026/
Pealver77216/
Pajlevi7753/
Palviya7710/
Pallvid777/
Paalvai775/
Palveus775/
Pallvai774/
Palvaai774/
Palvaye774/
Pallvee773/
Pahalvi773/
Palvaia771/
Palvaii771/
Palvhai771/
Palvuyi771/
Palwaie771/
Palwiee771/
Paalver771/
Palvest770/
Palui736,027/
Polvi73624/
Palwe73456/
Palva73434/
Palue73145/
Polve73137/
Palbe73116/
Palwi7333/
Pelve7326/
Palbi7321/
Pelvi737/
Palvaayi7126/
Palvayee7121/
Palvayeh712/
Paalvayi711/
Palvaiah711/
Palvaiyi711/
Palvayii711/
Palvyayi711/
Paðalver711/
Paulveer711/
Palwai67275/
Polver67121/
Poilve67104/
Paylue6783/
Pealva6769/
Palhui6759/
Pelvey6744/
Pallva6743/
Polves6736/
Pallwi6734/
Paluet6734/
Pälviä6731/
Palvay6726/
Polvis6724/
Paslwi6714/
Pailwi6710/
Peulve678/
Palbai678/
Polvet678/
Paalva675/
Palvaa675/
Palwae675/
Paulvé674/
Pallbi674/
Paalvaayi674/
Paulbe674/
Paluei674/
Poliue674/
Pehlvi673/
Pallui672/
Paluis672/
Polvee672/
Palyui672/
Paulue671/
Paslwietz671/
Pelvai671/
Pailbi671/
Palboi671/
Paluia671/
Palvau671/
Palwee671/
Palweh671/
Pailue671/
Palwet671/
Phalue671/
Pealue671/
Paulvy671/
Polvio670/
Polvai670/

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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 Palvie
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