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Surname Palka (Palka , Палка , Pałka ) , all over the world, is a common family name. The cognomen Palka is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Poland, where it is quite a common surname, Slovakia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Moldova. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Poland, India, and the United States. Likewise, Palka is the forename as well as the last name.