Pahl Surname

27,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pahl Surname Definition:

(German) The bold, audacious man; descendant of Paulus (small); descendant of Baldo, a pet form of names beginning with Bald (bold), as Baldwig, Baldawin and Baldulf.

Pahl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,3101:7,118888
United States5,2501:69,0408,029
Canada7311:50,4046,111
Australia6441:41,9195,357
Brazil5031:425,59516,163
New Zealand2191:20,6773,621
Argentina1481:288,80723,114
Poland1411:269,56633,257
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
Italy1041:588,04555,113
England991:562,80934,447
Austria951:89,63613,202
Philippines741:1,368,084100,385
Denmark681:83,0118,046
France661:1,006,405112,047
Romania651:308,89027,566
Finland521:105,70610,637
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Guam121:13,3432,098
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
India91:85,229,487684,495
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5311:94,5749,673

The alternate forms: Páhl (1) & Pãhl (1) are calculated separately.

Pahl (79) may also be a first name.

Pahl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The bold, audacious man; descendant of Paulus (small); descendant of Baldo, a pet form of names beginning with Bald (bold), as Baldwig, Baldawin and Baldulf.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pahl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pahl (Marathi: पहल, Oriya: ପାଳ) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Páhl or Pãhl. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pahl? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 27,026th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 366,614 people. The last name Pahl is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Pahl live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe. Pahl is also the 1,083,225th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 79 people.

The last name Pahl is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 11,310 people, or 1 in 7,118. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 18 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 16 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Pahl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pahl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pahl surname expanded 989 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 4,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pahl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pahl last name are 18.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.93% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pahl earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 175.61% more than the national average, earning R 654,948 per year; in United States they earn 3.1% more than the national average, earning $44,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.58% more than the national average, earning $51,460 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Páhl921/
Pãhl921/
Pfahl892,402/
Pahal891,974/
Pahul89330/
Pauhl8994/
Peahl8958/
Phahl892/
Pathl891/
Paahl891/
Pal863,141,817/
Pachel80737/
Pachil8030/
Paathl802/
Pachhl802/
Pachäl802/
Paheel802/
Pathyl801/
Pahaal801/
Pahail801/
Paheil801/
Phahal801/
Paul751,654,899/
Pale75110,837/
Pohl7584,918/
Phal7537,031/
Pall7513,032/
Paal757,417/
Peal756,154/
Pail752,614/
Palh751,591/
Paál75932/
Palt75518/
Payl75380/
Patl75263/
Phol75241/
Ppal75144/
Pald75127/
Pfal7550/
Pajl7540/
Póhl7529/
Palù7529/
Palp7511/
Pasl756/
Bpal753/
Hpal753/
Paùl752/
Vpal751/
Palì751/
Pa'l751/
Paichil7397/
Pachell7377/
Pajchel7353/
Paichel735/
Peachel732/
Pathlth731/
Pathtel731/
Peachyl731/
Paschhl731/
Phahale731/
Pahlová731/
Paachil731/
Pahalle731/
Pahaile731/
Pahlova731/
Pachelt730/
Patel674,847,640/
Patil673,705,743/
Palle6743,221/
Paule6713,352/
Paull677,942/
Phale675,368/
Phool673,650/
Pfohl672,868/
Paile672,811/
Pasle671,082/
Peale67636/
Phole67537/
Peall67506/
Paitl67440/
Pacil67425/
Pheil67390/
Pasil67349/
Pasel67334/
Payle67331/
Palph67254/
Phalh67181/
Pagli67165/
Phalp67159/
Paale67149/
Phail67145/
Phaal67135/
Pajtl67104/
Pacel67104/
Palhe6785/
Paill6746/
Pheal6745/
Peachell6744/
Phall6741/
Phaul6741/
Paail6733/
Pauul6733/
Pauld6726/
Pholh6725/
Pohll6723/
Ppaul6718/
Pfail6718/
Pouhl6715/
Paytl6715/
Pattl6712/
Pfaul6712/
Patél6712/
Peihl6711/
Paisl6710/
Pallë6710/
Patll678/
Patlt678/
Phoul678/
Pauschel678/
Vpaul677/
Peuhl677/
Pohul677/
Pfhol676/
Pholl676/
Pfhal676/
Paulh675/
Paall674/
Pfall674/
Paulp674/
Pa'al674/
Pauyl673/
Paschill673/
Phohl673/
Pfayl673/
Paltt673/
Pholt672/
Paschild672/
Pfalt672/
Pailt672/
Ppale672/
Peald672/
Polhl672/
Peachill671/
Peatl671/
Ppaal671/
Ppail671/
Phaahall671/
Pallp671/
Hpale671/
Paulì671/
Patêl671/
Patíl671/
Paáll671/
Passsehl671/
Pallt671/
Pallő671/
Phald671/
Pealh671/
Vppal671/
Pohlt671/
Phalt671/
Pheul671/
Phosl671/
Pholp671/
Phaël671/
Pgalh671/
Pfaal671/
Pohjl671/
Paylt671/
Pealt670/

Pahl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pahl in the Marathi language
पहलpahala-
Pahl in the Oriya language
ପାଳpala80
ପାହ୍pah20

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