Pabon Surname

8,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Pabon Surname User-submission:

The surname, Spanish in origin, appears written with either b or v, since both consonants share the same phoneme in Spanish and in Old Spanish there was no written distinction (before the Royal Academy set down the rules). The Spanish poet Gongora refers to the Roman goddess Juno's peacock in one of his poems as pavon.

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Pabon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia41,5781:1,149246
Venezuela10,1761:2,968460
United States6,4471:56,2216,703
Philippines3,1221:32,4274,776
Puerto Rico2,6021:1,364169
Ecuador1,9411:8,1951,317
Bolivia1,4681:7,232893
Spain9041:51,7174,815
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Argentina6201:68,9415,872
Dominican Republic2771:37,6642,069
France1561:425,78761,887
Honduras991:89,0551,606
Peru981:324,32811,673
Canada791:466,40040,200
Guatemala591:272,5884,297
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
Nicaragua561:107,5191,941
Mexico531:2,342,00420,289
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Israel291:295,09125,768
England221:2,532,63991,802
Chile211:838,88017,964
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Panama171:230,1336,157
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
El Salvador161:396,4932,687
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Belize21:177,7373,502
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

The alternate forms: Pabón (255), Pabòn (10) & Pábon (1) are calculated separately.

Pabon (1,420) may also be a first name.

Pabon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname, Spanish in origin, appears written with either b or v, since both consonants share the same phoneme in Spanish and in Old Spanish there was no written distinction (before the Royal Academy set down the rules). The Spanish poet Gongora refers to the Roman goddess Juno's peacock in one of his poems as pavon. The word has different meanings in Spanish, a few of which are: 1) Peacock; 2) Butterfly with rounded spots for eyes in the wings , reminiscent of the drawings of peacock feathers and 3) Polished surface oxide layer , bluish , black or brown , with which the steel parts are covered to improve their appearance and prevent corrosion.

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Pabon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pabon (Hindi: पाबों, Oriya: ପବନ, Russian: Пабон) is found in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Pabón, Pabòn or Pábon. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pabon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,012th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,862 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Pabon reside; 79 percent reside in South America and 73 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 207,179th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 1,420 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Colombia, where it is borne by 41,578 people, or 1 in 1,149. In Colombia it is most common in: Norte de Santander Department, where 19 percent live, Santander Department, where 17 percent live and Capital District, where 10 percent live. Other than Colombia it is found in 59 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Pabon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pabon has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pabon surname rose 244 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pabon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pabon surname are 42.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Pabon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 111.82% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,062 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.62% less than the national average, earning $21,198,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.34% less than the national average, earning $39,983 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.88% less than the national average, earning $42,788 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pabón93255/
Pabòn9310/
Pábon931/
Pabong91429/
Paibon91181/
Pabone9141/
Paboon9113/
Pasbon9112/
Phabon9112/
Paubon9111/
Patbon913/
Pabomn911/
Paboun911/
Pabond911/
Paiboon831,171/
Paboung83481/
Paubong8310/
Payboon832/
Peaboon832/
Phahbon831/
Passbon831/
Phaubon831/
Phaboon831/
Paibong831/
Pashbon831/
Pavon8088,719/
Paban80873/
Pawon80471/
Pabom8043/
Pobon8043/
Pabun8013/
Pebon805/
Pabán801/
Pabãn801/
Phaiboon77267/
Phaiboun7736/
Phayboun7711/
Phaibong775/
Pachboon774/
Paaybone771/
Phatboon771/
Pasban7311,084/
Pavone738,582/
Patban73160/
Paband73139/
Phabun73120/
Pabane73107/
Pajban73101/
Panpon7335/
Paawon7334/
Poboon7334/
Pabung7333/
Peawon7326/
Paubun7318/
Payban7313/
Posbon7311/
Phobon7310/
Pabang739/
Phaban738/
Pauvon737/
Pampon737/
Pavong735/
Paiban734/
Poubon734/
Pabhan733/
Pobong732/
Paibun732/
Patbun732/
Pasvon731/
Peavon731/
Paiwon731/
Pavoun731/
Pauban731/
Pavont731/
Pawone731/
Pawoun731/
Pabeun731/
Pabuom731/
Pabaan731/
Pobonk731/
Peboon731/
Paybun730/
Peachboon716/
Phachboon711/
Phaibun6710,104/
Pavoine67444/
Photbon67235/
Panphon67115/
Pabahan67100/
Pabanne6785/
Phoboon6781/
Peawong6778/
Phavong6756/
Paiwong6732/
Pashban6719/
Phavone6719/
Phatbun6718/
Pavonne6715/
Paibang6714/
Pabeung6710/
Payuhon678/
Phobong678/
Paibung678/
Phanpon677/
Pohboon676/
Phoubon675/
Phabaan675/
Poboçin674/
Phabang674/
Payband674/
Panpoon674/
Pooboon674/
Pashwon673/
Peibong673/
Paiband673/
Pobotyn673/
Passban672/
Pabhune672/
Pampoon672/
Paywong672/
Pausban671/
Paynpon671/
Phavond671/
Phavont671/
Pabandh671/
Pabasin671/
Pabhane671/
Pawoune671/
Patbang671/
Pasbaan671/
Pasband671/
Phaband671/
Phabhan671/
Poboung671/
Poubong671/
Bpoubon671/
Phatban671/
Phaiwon671/
Puoboon671/
Panponh671/
Panpoun671/
Paivong671/
Pabutyn671/
Painpon671/
Peawoun671/
Pawoing671/
Pawoong671/
Passbom671/
Patvong671/
Pawoont670/
Peabunt670/

Pabon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pabon in the Hindi language
पाबोंpabom-
Pabon in the Oriya language
ପବନpabana-
Pabon in the Russian language
Пабонpabon-

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