The Palamara surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 372 people carried this name — #55,255 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is down 5% from 390 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 126 people named Palamara live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 57 people named Palamara.
Most of them — 40 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
26 people named Palamara live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 22 people named Palamara live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Palamara,
with a public archive behind them.
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Rocco Palamara 1926–1988
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Giovanni Palamara 1938–2017 · politician
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Giovanni Palamara 1938–2017 · politician
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Joseph Palamara 1953– · politician
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Giuseppe Palamara 1963– · civil engineer
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Luca Palamara 1969– · magistrate
Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Palamara.
- Pal 3,844 · U.S. census
- Pala 623 · U.S. census
- Palacio 8,400 · U.S. census
- Palacios 43,798 · U.S. census
- Paladini 230 · U.S. census
- Palama 185 · U.S. census
- Palanca 402 · U.S. census
- Palao 317 · U.S. census
- Palas 329 · U.S. census
- Palau 743 · U.S. census
- Palay 149 · U.S. census
- Palazzi 377 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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