Paľa Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Paľa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paľa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia4181:12,7671,689
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412

Paľa Last Name Facts

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

Paľa is found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paľa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 697,244th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,228,241 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Paľa reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 12,767. In Slovakia it is most frequent in: Prešov Region, where 66 percent live, Bratislava Region, where 18 percent live and Košice Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Slovakia it is found in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paľaš895/
Paa868,304/
Paľova803/
Paya7579,269/
Paja7514,151/
Paat7510,026/
Paas755,504/
Paha754,835/
Paap753,083/
Paia751,323/
Paai75658/
Paay75383/
Paah75325/
Paaz75102/
Paaß7594/
Paad7590/
Pa'a7586/
Pața7566/
Ppaa7529/
Phaa7529/
Pașa757/
Poľa754/
Paaa753/
Hpaa752/
Pfaa751/
Paaj751/
Bpaa751/
Pa67380,078/
Payas676,458/
Payad671,932/
Pauya671,772/
Phaha671,045/
Paias671,027/
Payat671,020/
Paays67717/
Paais67615/
Paass67436/
Ppaya67398/
Paats67317/
Paatz67302/
Pahay67226/
Paaya67211/
Payah67172/
Pahau67160/
Payau67160/
Payaz67153/
Phaja67129/
Phaya67124/
Pahai67114/
Pahia67108/
Paiha6774/
Phaat6759/
Paiau6758/
Paaij6749/
Pajah6749/
Paowa6746/
Paiah6741/
Payap6740/
Paiap6733/
Hpaya6733/
Payaa6729/
Paaja6727/
Pahaa6727/
Ppaad6724/
Phaia6720/
Paahe6720/
Hpaha6719/
Bpaya6718/
Pağaç6718/
Payha6714/
Pauia6713/
Paast6713/
Pahah6712/
Pa'ad6711/
Pujaa6710/
Pa'ai679/
Pahya677/
Paawe677/
Paash675/
Paaye675/
Bpaah674/
Phaas674/
Pa'ah674/
Paaid674/
Paova673/
Paach673/
Paaji673/
Paaha673/
Paajo673/
Pa'at673/
Phaad672/
Pahja672/
Paadh672/
Paayi672/
Pajaa672/
Paaay672/
Paatt672/
Paiaz672/
Poaia672/
Pahaj671/
Puyaa671/
Paait671/
Paapp671/
Hpaia671/
Hpaja671/
Paiat671/
Paaia671/
Paaii671/
Paaiy671/
Pojaa671/
Poaya671/
Pyoaa671/
Pahaz671/

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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 Paľa
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