The Palas surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 367 people carried this name — #52,935 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 714,300 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 137 people named Palas.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Haute-Garonne.
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 Poland’s population register
28 people named Palas have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 44 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Palas.
- Palacios 30,231 · U.S. census
- Paladini 253 · U.S. census
- Palama 152 · U.S. census
- Palamara 390 · U.S. census
- Palanca 299 · U.S. census
- Palao 254 · U.S. census
- Palau 520 · U.S. census
- Palay 152 · U.S. census
- Palazzi 462 · U.S. census
- Palazzo 3,086 · U.S. census
- Palazzolo 3,319 · U.S. census
- Pale 345 · U.S. census
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