Palla surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Palla surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 538 people carried this name — #38,644 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 500,000 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 87 people named Palla.

19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Manche.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Manche 23
Calvados 13
Bouches-du-Rhône 6
Hérault 6
Tarn 4
Paris 3
Moselle 3
Meurthe-et-Moselle 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

57 people named Palla live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 23
Aargau 10
Bern 6
Vaud 6
St. Gallen 5
Fribourg 4
Basel-Landschaft 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

48 people named Palla have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 75 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Silesian 37
Łódź 9
Podlaskie 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

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