Cognomen Palau (Palau 
, Belau 
, Палау 
) , across the world, is a common last name. The cognomen Palau is characteristic of Andorra, where it is quite a common surname, Spain, where it is quite a rare surname, and Puerto Rico. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Spain, Colombia, and Nigeria. Also, Palau is the forename as well as the last name.
| bartolomé palau Spanish writer, ES (b. 1520) |
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melcior de palau i boscà Spanish politician, ES (b. 1600) |
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| joan escofet i palau ES (b. 1720) |
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francesc palau i quer Beatified Spanish Discalced Carmelite friar and priest (1811-1872), ES (b. 1811) |
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juan palau y generés Spanish politician (1831-), ES (b. 1831) |
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antonio palau Argentinian physician, ES (b. 1838) |
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melchor de palau Spanish engineer and writer (1842-1910), ES (b. 1842) |
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| melcior de palau i bonet Spanish politician (1797-1865), ES (b. 1797) |
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antonio palau y dulcet Spanish writer (1867-1954), ES (b. 1867) |
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| antoni palau de mesa politician, ES (b. 1823) |
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melcior de palau i simón Catalan modernist architect, ES (b. 1879) |
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luis argentino palau Argentine chess player (1896-1971), AR (b. 1896) |
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| josé de palau y de huguet ES (b. 1844) |
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| gabriel palau Spanish Jesuit sociologist (1863-1939), ES (b. 1863) |
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josep palau i fabre Catalan poet (1917-2008), ES (b. 1917) |
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