Palša Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Palša Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palša Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1981:26,9524,598
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714

The alternate forms: Palsa (1,711) & Pálša (3) are calculated separately.

Palša Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palša occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Palsa or Pálša. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palša? popularity and diffusion

Palša is the 1,181,191st most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. Palša occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Palša live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 26,952. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Prešov Region, where 87 percent are found, Košice Region, where 12 percent are found and Bratislava Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Slovakia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palsa931,711/
Pálša933/
Palza801,158/
Palca80297/
Palja8061/
Palcau73610/
Palesa73434/
Palsai73237/
Palcha73234/
Palsha73127/
Paleza7364/
Palšis7345/
Palsat7341/
Paljoš7329/
Palcay7329/
Pailja7317/
Paljaj7311/
Palcea7310/
Palssa739/
Pailca738/
Palsay736/
Palzat734/
Palzas734/
Palšys733/
Pallsa733/
Paljas732/
Palsad732/
Palsas731/
Palsia731/
Pfalsa731/
Paulsa731/
Palzza731/
Paljai731/
Palesha67161/
Palsaha6780/
Palleza6722/
Palesia6711/
Palsatt6710/
Palshai679/
Pallesa675/
Patelsa674/
Palshau673/
Palesah673/
Palceha672/
Palsaud671/
Palshaj671/
Paulsoa671/
Palhsai671/
Palessa671/
Paulsah671/
Pallcha671/
Paljajj671/
Palchat671/
Pailsha671/

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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 Palša
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