Pail Surname

165,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Austria

Pail Surname Definition:

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon Pál-: v. under Paling.

2 the Anglo-Saxon Pœgel [cp. Old English pœgel, m.

(Middle English paile), a liquid-measure, pail] 3 Dweller at a Pale, i.e.

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Pail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1001:697,33232,414
Austria5181:16,4392,457
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Papua New Guinea1371:59,5167,632
Philippines1181:857,95179,570
Czechia951:111,93118,340
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
Russia681:2,119,457129,651
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Estonia191:69,56912,771
England151:3,714,537119,675
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
San Marino11:33,214932
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Pail (641) may also be a first name.

Pail Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon Pál-: v. under Paling.

2 the Anglo-Saxon Pœgel [cp. Old English pœgel, m.

(Middle English paile), a liquid-measure, pail] 3 Dweller at a Pale, i.e. Enclosure, Barrier, Boundary [Old English pál, pale, stake]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pail Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pail (Georgian: ფაილ, Hindi: पाइल, Marathi: पाटील, Oriya: ପାଇଲ, Russian: Паиль) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pail.

How Common Is The Last Name Pail? popularity and diffusion

Pail is the 165,668th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,787,891 people. The last name Pail occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Pail reside; 44 percent reside in South Asia and 42 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Pail is also the 328,586th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 641 people.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 1,100 people, or 1 in 697,332. In India it is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 35 percent live, Odisha, where 29 percent live and Maharashtra, where 18 percent live. Besides India it is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Pail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pail has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pail last name grew 570 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pail Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pail are 12.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pail earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.07% less than the national average, earning R 109,140 per year and in United States they earn 7.62% less than the national average, earning $39,860 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Patil893,705,743/
Paile892,811/
Paitl89440/
Pacil89425/
Pasil89349/
Paiul89225/
Phail89145/
Pajil8972/
Payil8957/
Paill8946/
Paiol8939/
Paail8933/
Paiel8930/
Pfail8918/
Paiyl8913/
Paial8911/
Paisl8910/
Pailt892/
Ppail891/
Paiil891/
Pal863,141,817/
Paille802,856/
Pailhe80609/
Paitel80427/
Paatil80391/
Paisil80267/
Pattil80264/
Paicil80245/
Patill80168/
Phajil80164/
Payile80141/
Phatil8073/
Passil8064/
Paisel8062/
Phaile8049/
Paiale8031/
Pachil8030/
Paiole8027/
Paitil8014/
Paihal8012/
Ppatil807/
Pautil807/
Pasill806/
Phaiel805/
Hpacil804/
Paisle803/
Padtil803/
Hpasil803/
Phasil802/
Pasiel802/
Patild801/
Paytil801/
Phayil801/
Phaijl801/
Paiile801/
Pajtil801/
Pahail801/
Paheil801/
Paysil801/
Patilĉ801/
Pajile801/
Paihol801/
Phaail801/
Phailt801/
Pawiel801/
Phacil801/
Paijtl801/
Paszil801/
Paieel800/
Pausil800/
Paul751,654,899/
Pale75110,837/
Phal7537,031/
Pahl7519,878/
Pall7513,032/
Piel7512,405/
Pile7510,051/
Paal757,417/
Peal756,154/
Pael754,158/
Peil754,044/
Phil753,280/
Pijl751,597/
Palh751,591/
Paál75932/
Puil75546/
Palt75518/
Payl75380/
Poil75313/
Patl75263/
Pitl75199/
Ppal75144/
Pald75127/
Pilh7565/
Pfal7550/
Pajl7540/
Palù7529/
Palp7511/
Pasl756/
Bpal753/
Hpal753/
Paùl752/
Vpal751/
Päal751/
Palì751/
Pa'l751/
Paichil7397/
Pailová7392/
Pailova7310/
Paichel735/
Phaisel732/
Passill731/
Pattill731/
Phatill731/
Paachil731/
Paggill731/
Pahaile731/
Paiille731/
Phaille731/
Phasilp731/
Phaisil731/
Paisilp731/
Pascill730/
Patel674,847,640/
Palle6743,221/
Pfeil6714,196/
Paule6713,352/
Philp6711,601/
Payal6711,481/
Pille678,561/
Paull677,942/
Payel677,185/
Phale675,368/
Piyal674,479/
Pitel673,065/
Pfahl672,402/
Pahal671,974/
Pehal671,919/
Peyal671,473/
Pawel671,241/
Puyal671,165/
Pasle671,082/
Petil671,081/
Poyil67778/
Phill67708/
Pittl67657/
Pajal67640/
Pisil67638/
Peale67636/
Puile67615/
Pujal67598/
Peitl67588/
Peall67506/
Poyal67505/
Poile67491/
Pajel67488/
Pieal67452/
Payul67428/
Pheil67390/
Pfile67346/
Pasel67334/
Payle67331/
Pahul67330/
Phael67316/
Pijal67295/
Peile67268/
Peill67263/
Pfiel67261/
Palph67254/
Poisl67220/
Peisl67216/
Pauel67216/
Pisel67214/
Phile67212/
Phalh67181/
Pitil67178/
Pagli67165/
Phalp67159/
Phiel67156/
Payol67155/
Paale67149/
Piell67148/
Picil67140/
Phaal67135/
Pajtl67104/
Pacel67104/
Pauhl6794/
Puill6790/
Palhe6785/
Picel6766/
Peahl6758/
Pajul6757/
Pisle6754/
Pheal6745/
Pecil6745/
Phall6741/
Phaul6741/
Poiil6739/
Peual6736/
Pauul6733/
Pauld6726/
Piyel6726/
Paehl6725/
Pajol6724/
Peial6721/
Ppaul6718/
Philh6718/
Paytl6715/
Peiel6715/
Pilhe6713/
Pihle6713/
Pattl6712/
Pfaul6712/
Põial6712/
Päiel6712/
Patél6712/
Peihl6711/
Pesil6711/
Puial6711/
Phijl6710/
Pallë6710/
Peijl679/
Philt678/
Patll678/
Patlt678/
Poial678/
Puitl678/
Vpaul677/
Pijol677/
Pijll676/
Pfhal676/
Poiel675/
Paulh675/
Peeal675/
Pytil674/
Paall674/
Pfall674/
Paulp674/
Pujil674/
Poiol674/
Pa'al674/
Pauyl673/
Paschill673/
Pfayl673/
Paltt673/
Piyol673/
Pišel673/
Paschild672/
Pfalt672/
Ppale672/
Phahl672/
Phuil672/
Phild672/
Puiol672/
Poitl672/
Peald672/
Payhille672/
Pathl671/
Peachill671/
Peatl671/
Pejal671/
Pyiol671/
Puiel671/
Puild671/
Ppaal671/
Peyil671/
Pitll671/
Pityl671/
Phiol671/
Piiel671/
Paahl671/
Paell671/
Pallp671/
Hpale671/
Pojal671/
Paulì671/
Patêl671/
Patíl671/
Paáll671/
Pallt671/
Pallő671/
Phald671/
Pealh671/
Vppal671/
Pojil671/
Pátil671/
Pyoal671/
Puilh671/
Phalt671/
Ppoil671/
Phaël671/
Pgalh671/
Pfaal671/
Paylt671/
Poill670/
Pealt670/
Pfael670/

Pail Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pail in the Georgian language
ფაილpail-
Pail in the Oriya language
ପାଇଲpa'ila92.01
ପଇଲpa'ila3.25
ପାଈଲpa'ila2.07
ପାଇଲ୍pa'il0.59
Pail in the Hindi language
पाइलpa'ila62.5
पैलpaila25
पाीलpaila12.5
Pail in the Marathi language
पाटीलpatila40.16
पाअीलpaaila23.23
पाैळpaaila9.45
पैळpaila8.66
पैलpaila4.33
पोैळpoaila3.94
पाैलpaaila3.54
पोैलpoaila2.36
Pail in the Russian language
Паильpail-

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