Paavel Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Paavel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paavel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia1691:7,8211,013
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Paavel (25) may also be a first name.

Paavel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paavel is carried by more people in Estonia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Paavel.

How Common Is The Last Name Paavel? popularity and diffusion

Paavel is the 1,263,456th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Paavel are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 25 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Estonia, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 7,821. Aside from Estonia Paavel occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pavel9167,581/
Pavell83255/
Paviel83244/
Paivel8331/
Pavelt8322/
Pavele8320/
Pauvel8319/
Paveal839/
Payvel835/
Phavel832/
Pavelț831/
Paavil831/
Peavel831/
Pavelle7756/
Pauvele7728/
Phatvel7711/
Pavelhe771/
Pavegli771/
Phavell770/
Pavăl731,458/
Pawel731,241/
Pável73477/
Povel73387/
Pavil73124/
Pevel7334/
Pavîl734/
Paväl732/
Pavelová71410/
Pavelova7137/
Paveglil711/
Pawell67176/
Paviol67115/
Peyvel6753/
Pauvil6751/
Pavellová6749/
Povell6748/
Pavill6715/
Peuvel6713/
Pawelt6711/
Pabhel678/
Pabail677/
Pawele675/
Pouvel674/
Paouel674/
Pawail673/
Pabele672/
Pavile672/
Paweel672/
Phavil672/
Pavail671/
Pavellova671/
Pawiel671/
Paivyl671/
Pavyll671/
Poivel670/
Pevell670/
Pavilt670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paavel
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