Pascal Surname

3,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burundi
Highest density in:
Dominica

Pascal Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Pascal'; v. Pash and Pask. This font-name lingered on in Cornwall long after the Reformation.

Pascowe, son of John Langdon, 1571: Reg. St. Columb Major.

Philep, d.

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Pascal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burundi29,6111:33180
France22,1711:2,996195
Chad14,9241:911153
Tanzania14,0331:3,773524
Rwanda13,0231:873194
Haiti9,5111:1,123172
Ethiopia6,1171:15,9472,188
DR Congo4,7891:15,4271,912
Madagascar4,2691:5,5401,134
Romania4,1981:4,783643
United States4,1671:86,9839,803
Cameroon2,7461:7,563951
Moldova2,6351:1,352117
Nigeria2,4741:71,6025,154
Ghana1,9401:13,9281,803
Argentina1,7341:24,6502,058
Dominican Republic1,4871:7,016640
Togo1,2601:5,7521,143
Canada1,1161:33,0164,268
Colombia9021:52,9652,628
Dominica7161:10617
Kenya6161:74,9677,008
Spain5981:78,1816,789
England5941:93,80110,041
Chile5301:33,2391,751
Ecuador4961:32,0683,821
Benin4761:21,7132,908
Brazil4591:466,39317,665
Belgium4431:25,9524,120
Uruguay3391:10,1231,143
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
India2591:2,961,64289,150
New Caledonia2501:1,10536
Grenada2301:47288
Mauritius2111:6,1301,262
Peru1991:159,7198,217
Ivory Coast1921:120,1635,939
Saint Lucia1891:946182
Thailand1661:425,53274,519
Mexico1611:770,97011,417
Trinidad and Tobago1601:8,5251,225
Venezuela1601:188,7755,286
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Australia1441:187,47018,739
Niger1211:158,6125,735
Switzerland1171:70,1968,406
Papua New Guinea951:85,82911,359
Germany861:936,11065,790
Italy751:815,42364,079
Pakistan691:2,589,04222,337
Liberia681:64,8315,610
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Panama581:67,4532,959
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Portugal381:274,16410,086
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
Seychelles351:2,640506
United States Virgin Islands341:3,246545
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Austria271:315,38635,058
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
China211:65,110,5513,537
Andorra181:4,658913
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Monaco171:2,180111
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Greece111:1,007,25484,692
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Cayman Islands101:6,389805
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Norway71:734,61250,907
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Wales61:515,75523,171
Anguilla51:2,687256
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
East Timor41:303,982255
Gambia41:480,863548
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4801:104,62210,531

Pascal (1,288,937) may also be a first name.

Pascal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Pascal'; v. Pash and Pask. This font-name lingered on in Cornwall long after the Reformation.

Pascowe, son of John Langdon, 1571: Reg. St. Columb Major.

Philep, d. of Paskell Langdon, 1606: ibid.

Richard, son of Paskell Langdon, 1608: ibid.

1585. William Pascoll and Agnes Urlyn: Marriage Lic. (London).

1803. Married — Robert Brown and Elizabeth Paskall: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Pash, Pask.

Paschal Balistarius.—Close Rolls.

Pascal (later Pascau) is a very common French surname, the form Paschal (Latin Paschalis) being comparatively rare.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) Descendant of Pascal (Easter).

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

An Old French baptismal name, Pascal, first imposed on children born at the season of Pasche or Easter, like Noel, Christmas, Pentecost, and others. It is commonly varied to Pascoe, Paskell, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pascal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pascal (Arabic: ياسكال, Hindi: पास्कल, Marathi: पासकल, Oriya: ପାସକାଲ) is carried by more people in Burundi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pascal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 47,525 people. Pascal occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Pascal reside; 42 percent reside in East Africa and 37 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Pascal is also the 615th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 1,288,937 people.

It is most numerous in Burundi, where it is borne by 29,611 people, or 1 in 331. Outside of Burundi this last name is found in 149 countries. It also occurs in France, where 14 percent are found and Chad, where 10 percent are found.

Pascal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pascal has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 868 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pascal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Pascal surname are 4.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.6% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pascal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.72% less than the national average, earning €9,694 per year; in Norway they earn 9.21% more than the national average, earning 377,960 kr per year; in Peru they earn 94.16% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,638 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.29% more than the national average, earning R 361,896 per year; in Colombia they earn 51.24% less than the national average, earning $11,069,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 6% more than the national average, earning $45,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $47,497 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paschal9285,347/
Pascale9219,512/
Pascall922,854/
Pascail9249/
Pascaul9239/
Pashcal9213/
Pasckal928/
Pascald925/
Pas'cal923/
Passcal923/
Phascal922/
Pasccal921/
Paascal921/
Pauscal921/
Pacal911,913/
Pasal91681/
Paschall866,241/
Pascault86503/
Pascalle8621/
Pastchal864/
Pashcall863/
Pascasil863/
Pascqual863/
Pascahal861/
Pascahll861/
Pashchal861/
Passcall861/
Pascaule861/
Pascasle861/
Pauscale860/
Paschaal860/
Paskal836,480/
Paisal833,755/
Pausal833,185/
Pasale83631/
Pacaul83541/
Phasal83183/
Paysal83160/
Pascol83155/
Pasgal8384/
Packal8363/
Pasaul8358/
Pacale8322/
Paccal8319/
Pacalt8315/
Paycal838/
Paical838/
Poscal836/
Patcal836/
Paucal836/
Pazcal836/
Pasqal835/
Pacail835/
Pacall834/
Paseal832/
Peasal831/
Pasaal831/
Pasail831/
Pahsal831/
Pacald831/
Pasalt830/
Pasjal830/
Pascalova80287/
Pascheall802/
Pashchale801/
Pashchall801/
Paaschall801/
Pascalová801/
Pasqual775,485/
Phaisal77509/
Paskale77197/
Phasale77153/
Patskal77119/
Paskhal7783/
Peasall7768/
Pascoll7762/
Paskall7757/
Pasalle7726/
Paschol7723/
Paskkal7714/
Poscale7713/
Pasaule7710/
Paskaul7710/
Pashkal779/
Pasgall779/
Paisale778/
Pascool777/
Passkal774/
Pasqale773/
Phaical773/
Packall772/
Pasahal772/
Pascole772/
Pasagli772/
Poescal771/
Pathcal771/
Pasatil771/
Pausale771/
Phaskal771/
Phaysal771/
Pescaul771/
Paysale771/
Pascosl771/
Hpaisal771/
Pascuol771/
Pasgail771/
Packale771/
Pfaical771/
Pescall770/
Paseall770/
Poschal770/
Pakal732,085/
Pasol731,981/
Pacol73853/
Pajal73640/
Pazal73128/
Pácal73126/
Posal7381/
Pocal7328/
Pasał731/
Pacál731/
Pacał731/
Pasquale7113,563/
Pacalová71272/
Pachkale7150/
Pasquall7120/
Pasqueal7119/
Pacalova7119/
Pacaille7111/
Paccault719/
Phasaale715/
Pastchol714/
Paccalle712/
Phasalhe711/
Phahasal711/
Paschool711/
Pasqualt711/
Pascholl710/
Pasold671,335/
Pakale671,202/
Paskalova67675/
Paizal67501/
Pasole67357/
Paisol67284/
Phajal67264/
Pakkal67191/
Poisal67189/
Pasqualle67188/
Pácalt6793/
Paykal6780/
Pakhal6775/
Pacolt6768/
Paycol6749/
Paijal6743/
Phakal6737/
Pacold6734/
Pacole6731/
Poskal6729/
Paskol6727/
Paicol6726/
Posale6721/
Paikal6717/
Poosal6713/
Pakail6713/
Pasool6713/
Paakal6712/
Pauzal6712/
Pasquault6712/
Paukal678/
Payzal678/
Parzal676/
Padjal676/
Pazail676/
Pahzal674/
Pazgal674/
Paskalová674/
Pazall673/
Paqual673/
Pagial673/
Phosal672/
Paujal672/
Pakaal672/
Pacoll672/
Pajaul672/
Pasolp671/
Pasosl671/
Pasqaulle671/
Pasquasle671/
Pescol671/
Pajhal671/
Pajjal671/
Paajal671/
Hpajal671/
Pausol671/
Pasjol671/
Pasoll671/
Pajzal671/
Phaqal671/
Pakall670/
Peasol670/

Pascal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pascal in the Hindi language
पास्कलpaskala-
Pascal in the Marathi language
पासकलpasakala75
पासकोलpasakola18.02
पोसलposala1.16
पासकेलpasakela1.16
पासकालpasakala1.16
पासडळpasadala0.58
पाक्सलpaksala0.58
िमचलimacala0.58
पसकलpasakala0.58
माशर्लmasarla0.58
Pascal in the Oriya language
ପାସକାଲpasakala47.92
ପାାଲpaala43.75
ପାସକଲpasakala4.17
ପାଶକାଲpasakala2.08
ପାସକାଲ୍pasakal2.08
Pascal in the Arabic language
ياسكالyaskal-
باسكالbaskal-

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