Päläs Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Päläs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Palas (26,358), Palaš (82), Palaș (74), Palaş (41) & Paľaš (5) are calculated separately.
Päläs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Päläs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Päläs is held by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Palas, Palaš, Palaș, Palaş or Paľaš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Päläs? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Päläs are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Päläs is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 458,058. In Finland Päläs is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Finland, where 58 percent live, Lapland, where 25 percent live and Central Ostrobothnia, where 8 percent live. Barring Finland Päläs occurs in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pälä | 89 | 82 | / |
| Palas | 87 | 26,358 | / |
| Palaš | 80 | 82 | / |
| Palaș | 80 | 74 | / |
| Palaş | 80 | 41 | / |
| Pälsi | 80 | 34 | / |
| Pls | 75 | 43 | / |
| Paľaš | 73 | 5 | / |
| Puls | 67 | 9,928 | / |
| Plas | 67 | 5,290 | / |
| Pels | 67 | 4,058 | / |
| Pols | 67 | 4,008 | / |
| Pals | 67 | 3,770 | / |
| Pils | 67 | 2,799 | / |
| Plys | 67 | 2,750 | / |
| Plis | 67 | 2,320 | / |
| Ples | 67 | 2,114 | / |
| Plos | 67 | 1,239 | / |
| Plus | 67 | 790 | / |
| Bläs | 67 | 251 | / |
| Püls | 67 | 201 | / |
| Pyls | 67 | 59 | / |
| Påls | 67 | 40 | / |
| Plés | 67 | 27 | / |
| Plös | 67 | 16 | / |
| Pöls | 67 | 9 | / |
| Plsa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Plss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Páls | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pèls | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plsw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pälz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plís | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plás | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plws | 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
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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 Päläs
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