Paetow Surname

264,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Paetow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paetow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0371:77,6339,823
United States3761:963,98771,704
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Paetow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paetow is found most in Germany. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paetow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 264,657th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,927,347 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Paetow are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 1,037 people, or 1 in 77,633. In Germany Paetow is primarily found in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 35 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent reside and Hamburg, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Paetow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Paetow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Paetow last name rose 1,635 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paetow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Paetow last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Paetow earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning $41,809 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Patow91324/
Petow9189/
Pattow8334/
Pettow8315/
Patouw836/
Peutow832/
Pethow831/
Poetow831/
Poettow770/
Patov73810/
Pataw73402/
Petov73253/
Pätow73235/
Patof736/
Petaw733/
Petof731/
Pathaw673,056/
Pottow67164/
Patoff6758/
Poetov6757/
Petoff6750/
Paatov6733/
Petuov674/
Petoov672/
Peetov671/
Patahw671/
Padtov671/
Pathov671/
Pattaw670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paetow
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