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Family name Palej (Palej
, Палій
, Палей
) , all over the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Palej is characteristic of Ukraine, where it is quite a common surname, Belarus, where it is quite a rare surname, and Croatia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Ukraine, India, and Russia. Much less frequently, Palej is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Palej | India, Croatia, France, Poland, Germany |
| Палій | Ukraine |
| Палей | Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan |