Pála Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Iceland

Pála Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pála Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia491:217,01030,705
Hungary421:233,72118,989
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Iceland21:190,0456,825

The alternate forms: Pala (145,904), Palà (55), Pală (45) & Palá (23) are calculated separately.

Pála (49) may also be a first name.

Pála Last Name Facts

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

Pála is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Pala, Palà, Pală or Palá. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pála? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pála is the 1,894,523rd most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pála are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 54 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 49 people.

Pála is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 217,010. In Czechia Pála is mostly concentrated in: Prague, where 39 percent are found, Central Bohemian Region, where 29 percent are found and South Bohemian Region, where 14 percent are found. Not including Czechia Pála exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 44 percent are found and Slovakia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pala92145,904/
Pálla89199/
Pálya8988/
Pálai891/
Palà8355/
Pală8345/
Palá8323/
Pállai8064/
Pállay8013/
Pállya804/
Páglia801/
Pahála801/
Pálhai801/
Pola7536,367/
Páli751,214/
Pôla7567/
Póla7546/
Pály7520/
Pálo755/
Polat67240,802/
Palla6759,639/
Paula6749,977/
Paila6735,825/
Palas6726,358/
Phala6719,703/
Palai6718,047/
Palau6713,217/
Palad6712,843/
Phola6711,911/
Poola679,879/
Polai679,643/
Potla677,888/
Patla675,996/
Palaz675,704/
Polla675,574/
Palat674,841/
Palay674,753/
Palha674,555/
Palia673,187/
Palah673,014/
Payla672,726/
Polas672,682/
Paala672,203/
Pasla671,997/
Peila671,365/
Polad671,136/
Palya671,007/
Palea67920/
Palaj67898/
Pahla67829/
Paloa67784/
Pohla67727/
Polea67701/
Pálos67671/
Pályi67605/
Polia67523/
Polga67522/
Páleš67506/
Peula67500/
Palaï67490/
Pólya67424/
Polay67421/
Poula67368/
Palaa67359/
Peyla67328/
Palga67250/
Polya67215/
Poila67193/
Polap67176/
Palap67143/
Poloa67118/
Palaç67114/
Polau67111/
Peala67105/
Palaš6782/
Pális6778/
Palaș6774/
Polah6770/
Ppala6767/
Páles6762/
Posla6751/
Polaz6746/
Polha6744/
Palaş6741/
Polaa6729/
Pólay6721/
Polaj6720/
Puola6720/
Palaß6716/
Poyla6712/
Pólai6710/
Páliz679/
Hpala673/
Páloš673/
Pólla672/
Polaš672/
Ppola671/
Pajla671/
Polać671/
Põlla671/
Pálhy671/
Pálli671/
Pálly671/
Pâlla671/

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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
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  • 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 Pála
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