Paláu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Paláu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Palău (154) & Palaú (1) are calculated separately.
Paláu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paláu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Paláu occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Palău or Palaú. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Paláu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Paláu reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Hispano-North America.
Paláu is most common in Mexico, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 24,825,241. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Nuevo León, where 40 percent live, Guanajuato, where 20 percent live and San Luis Potosí, where 20 percent live. Outside of Mexico it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 14 percent live and Spain, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palău | 93 | 154 | / |
| Palaú | 87 | 1 | / |
| Palóu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Paloju | 73 | 975 | / |
| Palaou | 73 | 58 | / |
| Paloiu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Paloyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Palohu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Palloju | 67 | 39 | / |
| Palliou | 67 | 25 | / |
| Palahut | 67 | 21 | / |
| Pala'au | 67 | 14 | / |
| Paulahu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Paaloju | 67 | 10 | / |
| Paliouz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Palaoud | 67 | 7 | / |
| Palaaud | 67 | 6 | / |
| Paulyou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Paulaau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Palahud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Palaaut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phalaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palaiju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palojui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palhoju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pailahu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Paláu
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