Paez Surname

1,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Argentina

Paez Surname User-submission:

From the historical and enchanting region of Baeza Spain emerged a multitude of noble family surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is ez.

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Paez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia72,0341:663130
Argentina69,8881:61277
Venezuela46,3231:652127
Mexico35,3381:3,513476
Spain11,1091:4,208517
Paraguay10,9371:662166
United States10,5351:34,4054,294
Ecuador7,5611:2,104365
Chile7,4191:2,375413
Philippines6,9711:14,5231,584
Cuba5,6511:2,039303
Dominican Republic2,9271:3,564415
Peru1,6951:18,7522,247
Uruguay1,4351:2,391281
Brazil1,0031:213,4348,233
Costa Rica9291:5,145396
Nicaragua4861:12,389796
Bolivia4211:25,2171,880
Canada3751:98,25510,681
Guatemala3431:46,8882,209
Panama2941:13,3071,068
France1931:344,15951,782
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Australia1581:170,85917,509
El Salvador741:85,7281,550
England551:1,013,05650,089
Singapore391:141,2236,278
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Puerto Rico321:110,9421,670
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Honduras151:587,7633,647
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
India71:109,580,769786,157
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iceland21:190,0456,825
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Páez (951), Paéz (44), Pàez (22), Paèz (3) & Pâez (2) are calculated separately.

Paez (94) may also be a first name.

Paez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the historical and enchanting region of Baeza Spain emerged a multitude of noble family surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is ez. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins.

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Paez Last Name Facts

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

Paez (Arabic: باييز, Russian: Паез) is held by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Páez, Paéz, Pàez, Paèz or Pâez. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paez? popularity and diffusion

Paez is the 1,855th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 24,728 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Paez are found; 74 percent are found in South America and 40 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Paez is also the 980,251st most widely held first name globally, held by 94 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Colombia, where it is borne by 72,034 people, or 1 in 663. In Colombia it is most common in: Capital District, where 31 percent are found, Cundinamarca Department, where 11 percent are found and Córdoba Department, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Colombia it occurs in 85 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 24 percent are found and Venezuela, where 16 percent are found.

Paez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Paez has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 87,792 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 5,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Paez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Paez last name are 42.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Paez earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 20.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,317 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning $22,992,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.34% less than the national average, earning $39,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.24% less than the national average, earning $49,066 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Páez92951/
Paéz9244/
Pàez9222/
Paèz923/
Pâez922/
Paetz892,357/
Payez89138/
Paezh8942/
Paiez8912/
Pawez899/
Paezs898/
Pajez897/
Peaez895/
Paaez893/
Pauez892/
Paáez891/
Pahez891/
Paweez8011/
Paetze802/
Payeez802/
Pahezh801/
D'Paez801/
Paes7578,879/
Paiz7529,822/
Piez75222/
Peaz75165/
Peez75150/
Payz75127/
Paec7583/
Pauz7580/
Peiz7560/
Peyz7512/
Puez7511/
Peuz755/
Paíz754/
Pyez752/
Poez752/
Pajz752/
Paezova7312/
Paezová733/
Peace6744,316/
Pease6720,391/
Payes673,498/
Pause673,483/
Paech673,248/
Paice672,915/
Pajes671,515/
Paese671,475/
Paizs671,218/
Pahiz67611/
Poyaz67532/
Peňáz67444/
Poetz67373/
Paise67354/
Paitz67306/
Pausz67206/
Piyaz67174/
Payaz67153/
Paues67117/
Pajcz6788/
Pejcz6780/
Peytz6776/
Payce6761/
Paies6734/
Pajzs6732/
Payse6731/
Peisz6729/
Pauce6728/
Paicz6728/
Payyz6728/
Phuez6725/
Poesz6723/
Paesh6722/
Pejsz6721/
Paets6718/
Peatz6717/
Paece6716/
Pfaiz6712/
Peiez6710/
Pauše6710/
Pahes679/
Paucz679/
Pauße679/
Pfauz678/
Paisz677/
Pujez677/
Pujaz676/
Peňaz676/
Phaes676/
Paudz674/
Phoez674/
Powez673/
Peyez673/
Pajaz673/
Paiezova673/
Paesd672/
Paest672/
Pawex672/
Payiz672/
Pheez672/
Payız672/
Paiaz672/
Peasz671/
Pheaz671/
Pieaz671/
Pohez671/
Payezova671/
Payoz671/
Peyaz671/
Peyiz671/
Peyoz671/
Peazs671/
Peezz671/
Poiez671/
Poyez671/
Poiaz671/
Pojaz671/
Paeys671/
Peaex671/
Pauiz671/
Pawes670/
Peaes670/

Paez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paez in the Russian language
Паезpaez-
Paez in the Arabic language
باييزbayyz-

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