Cognomen Paljas (Palea 
, Pagliaccio 
, Paljas 
) , all around the world, is quite a rare last name. The last name Paljas is characteristic of Romania, where it is quite a rare surname, Italy, where it is a rare surname, and Argentina. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Romania, Italy, and India. Much less frequently, Paljas is the forename as well as the last name.