Palúch Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Palúch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palúch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1511:35,3416,456
Czechia161:664,59262,292

The alternate forms: Paluch (21,296) & Palůch (7) are calculated separately.

Palúch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palúch is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Paluch or Palůch. For other potential spellings of Palúch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palúch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,338,236th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Palúch are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 35,341. In Slovakia it is most common in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 54 percent are found, Košice Region, where 20 percent are found and Žilina Region, where 14 percent are found. Not including Slovakia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paluch9421,296/
Palůch947/
Paloch8359/
Polúch836/
Pelúch836/
Palóch831/
Palúchová80151/
Palú8025/
Palluch77427/
Palouch77296/
Palloch7786/
Pauluch7774/
Palhuch7723/
Palosch7719/
Patluch776/
Palusch772/
Paluche772/
Paliuch771/
Paloc73618/
Paluh73163/
Paluc73122/
Palho7360/
Palóc7336/
Palúš7334/
Pallú7312/
Palús734/
Palhu732/
Paulusch71351/
Pallutch7143/
Palausch719/
Pauluche712/
Pagliuch712/
Pallauch711/
Phailoch711/
Pallusch710/
Palócz67476/
Poloch67451/
Palosh67425/
Palloc67317/
Poluch67251/
Paluchová67247/
Paliuc67245/
Paluci67160/
Palhau67159/
Palahu67151/
Palocz67128/
Palluh67119/
Palush6788/
Peluch6774/
Palhui6759/
Palhão6750/
Palhus6731/
Palócs6724/
Paluchova6713/
Pauluh6713/
Paluce6713/
Pallausch6712/
Pauluc679/
Palguh675/
Palůchová674/
Palucz673/
Palhos673/
Palyuh672/
Palhux672/
Polúchová672/
Paluhs672/
Palluutch671/
Paluzh671/
Paulús671/
Pauloc671/
Phalho671/
Paluth670/

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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 Palúch
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