How common is the last name Palma?

20,693 people in the United States have the last name Palma, about 1 in 14,444. It ranks #1,696 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

PALMA

#1,696

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
20,693
About
1 in 14,444
This common or more
45.8%
Who bears it

Of the 20,693 people with the last name Palma, 73.6% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% as White and 6.1% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Palma

#1,694 Oliveira · 20,721#1,695 Diamond · 20,714#1,697 Kilgore · 20,691#1,697 Winston · 20,691

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Palma, most common first.

#4,975 Palm · 6,842#40,393 Paloma · 585#60,717 Palme · 358#61,001 Palmo · 356#104,723 Palama · 182

Also a first name

As a first name, Palma ranks #8,263 of 53,615, with 1,761 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1925, with 100 births. See Palma as a first name

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