Paulin Forename

6,058th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 173,591 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Central African Republic

Paulin Forename Definition:

A male name. Latin derivative of Paulus ‘small’. St Paulinus (d. 644) was one of a second mission sent to Britain by St Gregory to assist St Augustine, and there are a number of churches dedicated to him. A Paulinus is mentioned in Domesday Book as having held land Tempore Regis Edwardi (In the Reign of Edward the Confessor) and Paulin or Pawlin is not uncommon in the 12th and 12th C.

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Paulin Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo
99%
 
98,2431:751152
Central African Republic-11,6731:387155
Benin
100%
11,4881:921201
Cameroon
65%
 
9,9641:2,169424
Rwanda
100%
7,2511:1,568333
Madagascar
100%
6,6511:3,553791
Togo-3,0491:2,374387
Ethiopia
100%
2,6591:36,6914,055
India
100%
2,2241:546,25842,752
Ivory Coast
100%
2,1191:10,8901,151
Burkina Faso
98%
 
2,0121:9,135997
Gabon
100%
1,5631:1,205279
Mexico
99%
 
1,3871:89,5062,442
Mali
100%
1,2701:13,3681,054
Albania
100%
1,1531:2,642558
Chad
100%
1,1121:12,2291,984
Haiti
100%
9991:10,7381,130
Papua New Guinea
 
92%
8861:9,201927
Nigeria
 
98%
8321:213,4199,039
United States
84%
 
7971:454,87712,397
Singapore
100%
6931:9,0721,624
France
100%
6671:99,6562,197
Indonesia-5171:498,96337,591
China-5041:2,710,42846,169
Canada
100%
4881:67,8964,015
Tanzania
97%
 
4871:108,3955,839
Congo
100%
3051:16,4241,821
Malaysia
 
89%
2781:109,5327,497
Uganda
 
60%
2431:168,5476,252
Zimbabwe
 
97%
2031:75,9795,909
Philippines
 
73%
1841:576,13818,428
Greece
100%
1561:70,0932,169
Senegal
98%
 
1551:94,0732,756
Malawi
100%
1271:134,7436,567
Kenya
100%
1201:385,89312,026
Belgium
100%
1151:99,9133,450
Brazil
100%
1011:2,121,15043,813
Sweden
 
94%
791:124,7845,038
South Africa
 
80%
751:727,10230,790
England
 
71%
731:761,68413,981
Guinea-561:211,7622,567
Zambia-551:288,2698,587
Bulgaria
100%
531:131,8944,075
Romania
100%
481:417,75011,860
Liberia
100%
381:116,1074,813
Germany
 
62%
331:2,929,63314,580
Italy
95%
 
301:2,035,40314,030
New Caledonia
100%
221:12,2801,140
Switzerland
96%
 
221:373,3416,715
Thailand
61%
 
221:3,184,81072,608
Croatia
100%
211:200,8133,495
Moldova
100%
191:187,4281,759
Colombia
100%
181:2,654,38519,614
French Polynesia-161:17,3691,803
Ireland
67%
 
141:331,6804,801
Netherlands
72%
 
141:1,207,29218,951
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
131:271,1123,940
Nepal
100%
121:2,373,94634,978
Solomon Islands
100%
121:48,4132,992
Kosovo-111:169,2227,259
Guyana-101:76,3266,296
Spain
100%
101:4,652,99615,347
Ghana-91:2,998,4685,965
Sudan
100%
91:4,200,7754,893
Denmark-81:706,1879,598
Taiwan
100%
81:2,971,21060,968
Lesotho
100%
71:291,42817,845
Peru
83%
 
71:4,541,63634,195
Venezuela
100%
71:4,314,55660,709
Ecuador-61:2,954,48613,743
Trinidad and Tobago-61:226,90311,844
Cambodia
 
60%
51:3,254,66631,163
Australia-41:3,414,40625,298
Burundi
100%
41:2,476,6401,357
Hong Kong-41:1,938,1818,439
Somalia-41:3,381,4675,208
Argentina
 
67%
31:14,257,74823,489
Austria
100%
31:2,838,06711,255
Grenada
50%
 
31:36,0422,687
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
Northern Ireland-21:921,5733,058
Chile
50%
 
21:8,803,60433,591
Finland
50%
 
21:2,741,59219,235
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Russia
100%
21:72,116,852125,484
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Wales
100%
21:1,547,15412,610
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Czechia
 
75%
11:10,656,16211,509
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Montenegro
100%
11:634,5764,914
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Poland
 
80%
11:38,027,1129,241
Qatar-11:2,369,60559,530
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Serbia
100%
11:7,145,72110,629
Slovakia
100%
11:5,310,0639,949
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958

The alternate forms: Paulín (2) are calculated separately.

Paulin (50,135) may also be a surname.

Paulin Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Latin derivative of Paulus ‘small’. St Paulinus (d. 644) was one of a second mission sent to Britain by St Gregory to assist St Augustine, and there are a number of churches dedicated to him. A Paulinus is mentioned in Domesday Book as having held land Tempore Regis Edwardi (In the Reign of Edward the Confessor) and Paulin or Pawlin is not uncommon in the 12th and 12th C. The latest example noted is Paulin Phelips (d. 1782) whose name occurs in a Hunts Clergy List.

Paulinus Domesday Book 1086, Curia Regis Rolls 1203, Hundred Rolls 1273, Feudal Aids 1316. Paulin Hundred Rolls 1273.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

From the Roman name Paulinus, derived from Paulus. See Paul.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Paulin Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paulín942/
Paulina921,057,774/
Paulien929,201/
Pauling921,932/
Paullin9293/
Paulion9255/
Phaulin9232/
Paulinn9225/
Paulind9223/
Paulijn9214/
Paulinë9210/
Paulgin924/
Hpaulin923/
Paulinq922/
Bpaulin921/
Pauslin921/
Pajulin921/
Paulint921/
Pulin9127,200/
Palin911,392/
Pauln9120/
Paulinne864,866/
Paullina86295/
Phaulina8615/
Paulling868/
Phajulin866/
Payulina864/
Ppaulina862/
Paullien862/
Paullion862/
Pauelina862/
Pajulina862/
Peaulina861/
Paulinck861/
Paulinth861/
Paulionė861/
Phauling861/
Paujilin861/
Piaulino861/
Pailin838,021/
Palina834,847/
Puling833,655/
Paulyn832,252/
Pulina831,799/
Poulin83710/
Phalin83354/
Pulind83274/
Paulen83205/
Phulin83177/
Paling83162/
Palinë83114/
Paulne83110/
Paslin8387/
Pullin8383/
Pallin8383/
Paulim8376/
Patlin8331/
Pahlin8325/
Pealin8323/
Palion8323/
Puslin8321/
Palien8317/
Pulion8316/
Paylin8316/
Puilin8314/
Palgin8311/
Palhin839/
Palind837/
Putlin837/
Peulin837/
Paelin835/
Palinn834/
Paglin833/
Paalin832/
Pulinn832/
Paul'n831/
Palint831/
Pulgin831/
Pulhin831/
Pulien831/
Pulint831/
Puylin831/
Puulin831/
Pulinë831/
Paln8035/
Paullinne8027/
Paulinova802/
Puln802/
Piauilino802/
Phaulinne801/
Piauilina801/
Phailin7715,575/
Poulina773,318/
Pauleen771,459/
Paulyna77527/
Puiling77455/
Phalien77156/
Phallin77155/
Paulynn77147/
Pailina77109/
Pullina7789/
Pujalin7786/
Paillin7771/
Pallina7759/
Pailing7750/
Phulina7745/
Phalina7745/
Payling7743/
Paullne7743/
Poulien7742/
Paullen7735/
Pulling7730/
Palling7727/
Paullyn7726/
Paylina7725/
Phullin7721/
Phuhlin7719/
Piyalin7714/
Peyalin7713/
Phaylin7713/
Puolina7712/
Phaling7712/
Phalind7711/
Pauleng779/
Phaulyn778/
Pealina778/
Phatlin777/
Pouling777/
Pasling776/
Phaulen776/
Pallion776/
Peallin775/
Pejalin775/
Paialin775/
Phaelin775/
Poullin775/
Pailien775/
Payalin774/
Paulent774/
Pahlion774/
Paelina774/
Phajlin774/
Pailinn773/
Pahalin773/
Paulhne773/
Puulina773/
Pauelen773/
Paiilin773/
Paalina772/
Phaslin772/
Paulenn772/
Puolien772/
Phulien771/
Phulind771/
Pealien771/
Pealing771/
Patling771/
Pauelne771/
Paulhyn771/
Paulimg771/
Paullim771/
Pauluen771/
Paulyon771/
Pojalin771/
Pouslin771/
Pouglin771/
Poulink771/
Poulint771/
Paislin771/
Paiolin771/
Palionė771/
Pallien771/
Phealin771/
Pulinck771/
Pullhin771/
Pullien771/
Pullion771/
Puyolin771/
Puullin771/
Hpalina771/
Pajlina771/
Poulhin771/
Poulind771/
Pailind771/
Pbuline771/
Polin7310,052/
Pulen733,565/
Palen73736/
Palim73217/
Pulim73186/
Palyn7330/
Phuln7318/
Palne7318/
Pulne7311/
Pailn736/
Puiln734/
Pulyn733/
Palln732/
Palnt732/
Palng732/
Phaln732/
Pealn731/
Palén731/
Palín731/
Pulnd731/
Pulng731/
Pulnt731/
Pálin731/
Palnc731/
Paailina71185/
Paulynne71178/
Poulinne7124/
Paulenne7122/
Palingue7121/
Paulleen7116/
Paullyna7115/
Phasling7111/
Poullina7110/
Phullina718/
Pieyalin716/
Poojalin716/
Pusillin715/
Pijallin715/
Phajalin715/
Pawelina714/
Phallina714/
Pajalina713/
Phailing712/
Phauleen712/
Paulheen712/
Paullynn712/
Payalina712/
Payelina712/
Phaiilin712/
Phuyolin711/
Phusling711/
Payaslin711/
Pauleenn711/
Paulhynn711/
Paullent711/
Paullhen711/
Paujilyn711/
Poyalina711/
Poulling711/
Pahailin711/
Paiilina711/
Pajilina711/
Pallinne711/
Phalling711/
Peyulina711/
Phaelina711/
Phajilin711/
Phailien711/
Phailina711/
Phejalin711/
Phatling711/
Phaulynn711/
Puillina711/
Pujalina711/
Pujelina711/
Phauleng711/
Pathlinn711/
Paillina711/
Pphailin711/
Paweelin711/
Phaulyna711/
Polina67603,970/
Peilin67190,042/
Puleng6745,896/
Phulen673,350/
Pollin671,152/
Pullen671,152/
Poling671,067/
Palyna67245/
Pohlin67240/
Pholin67205/
Poolin67192/
Phalen67171/
Pallen67131/
Paleng67130/
Polion67121/
Puleen6770/
Polien6757/
Phulim6752/
Paslim6749/
Poilin6739/
Phalim6737/
Pailyn6735/
Pulyna6734/
Phalyn6734/
Pailen6728/
Poulen6727/
Paulem6720/
Polind6718/
Poslin6717/
Pulend6715/
Poulyn6714/
Paullynne6713/
Polinn6712/
Paelyn6711/
Paluen6710/
Palend6710/
Phulln6710/
Paleen677/
Paylen677/
Pallyn677/
Pallim676/
Poelin676/
Peylin676/
Patlen675/
Poulim674/
Polhin674/
Paslen674/
Pulyon674/
Pullim674/
Puilim673/
Puluen673/
Pulent673/
Palyon673/
Pailim673/
Palynn673/
Paluun673/
Pahlen672/
Poylin672/
Palent672/
Phulng672/
Puslim672/
Pulaen672/
Pullyn672/
Puloen672/
Paslyn672/
Peulen672/
Pulenc672/
Pasiln672/
Phailn672/
Peelin672/
Polinë672/
Phulne671/
Pealen671/
Pealyn671/
Patlln671/
Paylyn671/
Paulenová671/
Pol'in671/
Poulne671/
Poluin671/
Polint671/
Paalyn671/
Paisellin671/
Paisillin671/
Paitillin671/
Pahlim671/
Palaen671/
Paloen671/
Palemn671/
Paleun671/
Phalinddh671/
Phaithlin671/
Phajhlina671/
Phajilina671/
Phaiiolin671/
Phaulynne671/
Peulim671/
Pulenq671/
Puilyn671/
Pólina671/
Puulen671/
Putlim671/
Polinc671/
Pailhn671/
Palnck671/
Palenë671/

Paulin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paulin in the Russian language
Паулинpaulin-

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