de Pauw Surname

56,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Pauw Surname User-submission:

De Pauw is a Flemish surname, which means 'peacock'.

de Pauw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium7,9901:1,43967
France3681:180,49728,114
Netherlands3611:46,7797,976
Canada711:518,95243,932
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Australia451:599,90442,958
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
England121:4,643,172139,951
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
China41:341,830,39216,990
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

de Pauw Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

De Pauw is a Flemish surname, which means 'peacock'.

- akeller0213

de Pauw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Pauw Come From? nationality or country of origin

de Pauw occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Pauw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,374th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 809,997 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of de Pauw live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 7,990 people, or 1 in 1,439. In Belgium de Pauw is most common in: Flemish Region, where 90 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Belgium this surname is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.

de Pauw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Pauw has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Pauw Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Pauw earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.93% less than the national average, earning R 123,744 per year; in United States they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning $44,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.48% more than the national average, earning $51,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Peauw939/
de Pauvw931/
de Paw921/
De-Pauw866/
de Pouw865/
de Puew862/
de Paiv711/
de Pova711/
de Pfaff6728/
de Puiffe632/
di Pova571/

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