Pala

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Italian

Various origins: * Borrowed from Italian Pala, a topographic surname for someone who lived near an upland meadow. * Borrowed from Catalan Palà, a habitational surname from a town near Barcelona; also from pala (“shovel”). * Borrowed from Polish Pala, from a vernacular name of the given name Pawel, Polish form of the name Paul. * Borrowed from Czech Pála, a nickname for an obstinate person, from Moravian dialect pała (“head”). * Borrowed from Turkish Pala, from pala (“scimitar”), from Italian pala (“shovel”). * Borrowed from Hindi पाला (pālā).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Palan Derived from Pala
Palam Derived from Pala
Palao Derived from Pala
Palas Derived from Pala
Palav Derived from Pala
Palac Derived from Pala
Pałac Derived from Pala
Palay Derived from Pala
Abate Italian origin
Abbate Italian origin

Popularity by Country

Pala

Rank #22297

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

Pala

Rank #42983

Frequency 474 people (0.18 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 68.57% Hispanic 14.77% Black 1.27% Asian/PI 10.97% Two+ 4.43%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

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