Paderborn Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Paderborn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paderborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Paderborn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paderborn occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paderborn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Paderborn reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 20,126,365. In Germany Paderborn is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live. Aside from Germany it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Paderborn
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