Pailman Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pailman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pailman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3811:142,19916,324
India161:47,941,586492,263
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Pailman (23) may also be a first name.

Pailman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pailman (Russian: Паилман) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pailman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 707,442nd most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 17,560,352 people. Pailman occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Pailman reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pailman is also the 2,239,265th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 23 people.

Pailman is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 381 people, or 1 in 142,199. In South Africa Pailman is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 57 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 12 percent live and Western Cape, where 10 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Pailman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pailman has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pailman last name rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pailman Last Name Statistics demography

Pailman earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.44% less than the national average, earning R 219,948 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pailman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pailman in the Russian language
Паилманpailman-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Pailman
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