Surname Pálfi (Palfi 
, Pálfi 
, פאלפי 
) , around the globe, is quite a common last name. The cognomen Pálfi is characteristic of Hungary, where it is quite a common surname, Croatia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Romania. Much less frequently, Pálfi is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Palfi | Germany, Croatia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania |
| Pálfi | Germany, Slovakia, United States, Hungary, Romania |
| פאלפי | Israel |
| Пальфи | Russia |
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pavol pálfi (1580-1653), SK (b. 1580) |
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| károly pálfi RO (b. 1847) |
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| miklós pálfi RO (b. 1895) |
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pálfi györgy Hungarian film director, HU (b. 1974) |
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| pálfi dénes Hungarian politician, HU (b. 1938) |
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| pálfi géza Hungarian Catholic priest from Romania (1941–1984), RO (b. 1941) |
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| pálfi ferenc HU (b. 1946) |
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| pálfi balázs radio host; journalist (1957–), HU (b. 1957) |
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| pálfi istván Hungarian politician (1966-2006), HU (b. 1966) |
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| pálfi zoltán HU (b. 1957) |
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| pálfi judit Hungarian wheelchair fencer, HU (b. 1968) |
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| pálfi éva Hungarian designer, HU (b. 1972) |
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| józsef pálfi RO (b. 1967) |
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| pálfi ervin actor, RS (b. 1980) |
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| loránd-levente pálfi RO (b. 1981) |
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