Last Name PALKA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • PALKA is ranked as the 19311th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,676.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.53 people named PALKA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named PALKA is 1,370, the rank is 20,960 and the proportion per 100k Americans named PALKA is 0.43.

Last Names PALKA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,676 +/-8.7%
  • National Rank 19,311
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.5

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,370
  • National Rank 20,960
  • Proportion/100k 0.43

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PALKA is 97.8% White, 1.4% Hispanic origin, 0.0% Black, 0.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.9% Two or More Races, and 0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name PALKA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name PALKA is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name PALKA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 97.8% 63.9% 33.9%
Hispanic origin 1.4% 16.3% -14.9%
Black 0.0% 12.3% -12.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.0% 4.9% -4.9%
Two or more races 0.9% 1.8% -0.9%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.0% 0.7% -0.7%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named PALKA is Illinois where 359 people have this name.
  • Illinois is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named PALKA, as 2.78 in every 100,000 Illinoisans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of Illinois.
  • Illinois is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 57 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Washington (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 163 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names PALKA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 359 2.78 97.8% Indiana 27 0.42 75.1% Iowa 0 0 0.0% Kansas 7 0.24 29.6% Michigan 171 1.73 96.0% Minnesota 0 0 0.0% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 82 0.71 89.4% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 13 0.22 59.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name PALKA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 359 2.78 97.8%
Indiana 27 0.42 75.1%
Iowa 0 0 0.0%
Kansas 7 0.24 29.6%
Michigan 171 1.73 96.0%
Minnesota 0 0 0.0%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 82 0.71 89.4%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 13 0.22 59.4%
West State Statistics Last-Names PALKA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 8 0.13 34.5% California 62 0.16 85.8% Colorado 27 0.5 79.0% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 18 0.65 70.7% New Mexico 10 0.47 38.1% Oregon 15 0.37 60.4% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 4 0.05 19.1% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name PALKA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 8 0.13 34.5%
California 62 0.16 85.8%
Colorado 27 0.5 79.0%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 18 0.65 70.7%
New Mexico 10 0.47 38.1%
Oregon 15 0.37 60.4%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 4 0.05 19.1%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names PALKA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 26 0.72 76.1% Maine 10 0.77 39.3% Massachusetts 36 0.54 76.4% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 94 1.05 91.9% New York 308 1.56 97.1% Pennsylvania 87 0.68 91.0% Rhode Island 9 0.86 37.9% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name PALKA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 26 0.72 76.1%
Maine 10 0.77 39.3%
Massachusetts 36 0.54 76.4%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 94 1.05 91.9%
New York 308 1.56 97.1%
Pennsylvania 87 0.68 91.0%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 37.9%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names PALKA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 0 0 0.0% Arkansas 6 0.22 32.7% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 94 0.47 93.9% Georgia 13 0.13 62.7% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 13 0.29 54.4% Maryland 11 0.19 59.6% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 19 0.19 79.7% Oklahoma 21 0.55 68.3% South Carolina 37 0.77 85.8% Tennessee 5 0.08 33.7% Texas 20 0.07 71.5% Virginia 46 0.55 87.6% West Virginia 9 0.49 33.4%

South States
State stats for the first name PALKA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 0 0 0.0%
Arkansas 6 0.22 32.7%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 94 0.47 93.9%
Georgia 13 0.13 62.7%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 13 0.29 54.4%
Maryland 11 0.19 59.6%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 19 0.19 79.7%
Oklahoma 21 0.55 68.3%
South Carolina 37 0.77 85.8%
Tennessee 5 0.08 33.7%
Texas 20 0.07 71.5%
Virginia 46 0.55 87.6%
West Virginia 9 0.49 33.4%
 

Full Names with PALKA as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have PALKA as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named PALKA.

The most popular full name is Joseph PALKA. 4.71% of all the people named PALKA have this given name.

There are 213 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PALKA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Joseph PALKA 4.71%
2 Michael PALKA 3.60%
3 Robert PALKA 2.49%
4 Daniel PALKA 1.94%
5 John PALKA 1.94%
6 Mary PALKA 1.94%
7 Edward PALKA 1.66%
8 David PALKA 1.39%
9 James PALKA 1.39%
10 Laura PALKA 1.11%
11 Richard PALKA 1.11%
12 Carl PALKA 0.83%
13 Carol PALKA 0.83%
14 Cynthia PALKA 0.83%
15 Dale PALKA 0.83%
16 Dennis PALKA 0.83%
17 Diane PALKA 0.83%
18 Donald PALKA 0.83%
19 Frank PALKA 0.83%
20 Judith PALKA 0.83%