Pau Surname

24,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Samoa

Pau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4,5811:13,3502,155
Myanmar4,2131:12,328316
Indonesia2,7021:48,9455,509
Spain1,4811:31,5683,188
France1,2871:51,6116,776
India1,2011:638,68930,294
United States9801:369,85632,819
Papua New Guinea7211:11,3091,001
Malaysia5011:58,8714,462
Romania4751:42,2695,341
England3681:151,40814,447
Canada3211:114,78412,212
Samoa2031:955301
Brazil1931:1,109,19338,758
Belize1921:1,851423
Hong Kong1881:39,019708
Australia1601:168,72317,330
Estonia1461:9,0531,249
Germany1411:570,96146,627
Afghanistan1321:243,5854,202
Lesotho1201:16,9383,631
Philippines1171:865,28479,885
Singapore1111:49,6191,908
Cuba1031:111,8713,176
Argentina901:474,92735,376
Brunei891:4,705722
Serbia741:96,5537,825
Peru701:454,05913,591
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Chile591:298,5848,628
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Russia521:2,771,597154,559
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Solomon Islands461:12,6092,306
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Colombia441:1,085,7749,528
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
Luxembourg431:13,5012,808
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Mexico341:3,650,77125,133
China321:42,728,7992,300
Andorra301:2,795529
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Norway81:642,78647,258
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Macau41:150,408604
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guam11:160,1214,893
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tonga11:107,313791
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Pau (51,063) may also be a first name.

Pau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pau (Hindi: पाऊ, Marathi: पाऊ, Oriya: ପାଉ, Russian: Пау) occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pau? popularity and diffusion

Pau is the 24,587th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 331,810 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 43 percent of Pau live; 28 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 21 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 18,187th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 51,063 people.

Pau is most frequently held in Italy, where it is carried by 4,581 people, or 1 in 13,350. In Italy it is mostly found in: Sardinia, where 83 percent are found, Lazio, where 7 percent are found and Lombardy, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Italy Pau is found in 100 countries. It also occurs in Myanmar, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

Pau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pau surname increased 4,261 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 12,267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pau last name are 14.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Pau earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 31.5% less than the national average, earning €20,571 per year; in Norway they earn 13.19% more than the national average, earning 391,734 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.17% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,965 per year; in South Africa they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning R 244,008 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.24% less than the national average, earning $16,517,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.96% more than the national average, earning $49,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.76% more than the national average, earning $60,496 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfau8611,131/
Paus865,467/
Paiu863,413/
Paju862,628/
Payu862,230/
Paut861,939/
Pahu861,469/
Phau861,347/
Paud86587/
Paup86551/
Paux86482/
Pauś86263/
Pauh86165/
Pauu86134/
Paue8690/
Pauz8680/
Pauš8662/
Pauß8613/
Pauč863/
Ppau862/
Bpau862/
Pauy861/
P'Au861/
Pu801,352,034/
Pa80380,078/
Pautt751,844/
Pauya751,772/
Paius751,198/
Paust751,040/
Pajuh75793/
Pauyo75770/
Puyau75730/
Pauch75672/
Paoue75647/
Phaup75578/
Poyau75400/
Pfaus75364/
Peaud75298/
Pausz75206/
Payou75184/
Paush75182/
Pahau75160/
Payau75160/
Paues75117/
Pfaue75113/
Pauts75110/
Pauss75105/
Payud75103/
Payus7578/
Pault7575/
Phaut7561/
Paiau7558/
Phaju7557/
Phayu7551/
Pajou7549/
Phahu7548/
Paiuş7538/
Peyau7528/
Payuh7527/
Pfaud7521/
Paudh7520/
Peaut7515/
Pauia7513/
Paheu7511/
Paupp7510/
Paucz759/
Pfauz758/
Payut757/
Ppauh756/
Phaud755/
Pahuh755/
Paudz754/
Pauht753/
Paiud753/
Paudd752/
Pauez752/
Phaus752/
Pauet752/
Payup752/
Paihu751/
Pauie751/
Pauuu751/
Paiou751/
Hpaju751/
Paueh751/
Pauio751/
Paiuh751/
Phaiu751/
Pyjau751/
Poiau751/
Pahiu751/
Pahyu751/
Pauds750/
Paz67528,614/
Pae67421,523/
Pha6790,975/
Pai6768,548/
Phu6767,716/
Pat6746,356/
Pap6727,224/
Pea6722,657/
Put6719,611/
Pay6717,653/
Pou6715,031/
Pas6713,765/
Paa678,304/
Puy675,814/
Pah675,303/
Pui674,054/
Ppa673,663/
Peu673,440/
Pad672,973/
Pup672,494/
Poa671,653/
Puz671,640/
Pue671,634/
Pus671,572/
Pajouh67914/
Puu67860/
Hpa67702/
Puh67692/
Paß67657/
Paç67524/
Pfautz67516/
Pajaud67493/
Pud67452/
Paş67439/
Paj67381/
Puš67381/
Pfauth67336/
Peault67248/
Puj67248/
Pux67222/
Payoux67193/
Bpa67175/
Puo67155/
Ppu67115/
Pfauch67109/
Paš67101/
Payaud6784/
Peyaud6781/
Pajeau6770/
Pgu6765/
Poyeau6759/
Puğ6755/
Pejeau6746/
Poyaux6739/
Pač6735/
Payush6733/
Paujah6733/
Payous6724/
Puyaut6723/
Pga6722/
Paś6721/
Púa6719/
Pfa6717/
Hpu6715/
Poyaud6713/
Pijeau6713/
Vpa6713/
Pahyud6713/
Pujeau6710/
Pau'ia677/
Paź677/
Puđ677/
Payout676/
Pautch676/
Puś676/
Puț676/
Bpu675/
Pfu675/
Pajoux675/
Pauyee675/
Pauowa674/
Phayau674/
Pać674/
Paujiy673/
Pauthz673/
Peyaut672/
Phajou672/
Puß672/
Péa672/
Payuos672/
Pauyas672/
Paustt672/
Pauett671/
Peauth671/
Peautt671/
Peautz671/
Pauwet671/
Phautz671/
Pejaux671/
Pauhtt671/
Phaust671/
Puá671/
Puí671/
Pauthh671/
Pauhio671/
Payuot671/
Paí671/
Paï671/
Pajout671/
Paihou671/
Pejaud671/
Pìa671/
Půa671/
Puë671/
Puź671/
Pauios671/
Payuth671/
Vpu671/
Phauss670/
Payaut670/
Pauwee670/
Pfauts670/
Pfaust670/

Pau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pau in the Oriya language
ପାଉpa'u89.29
ପଉpa'u7.14
ପାଊpa'u3.57
Pau in the Hindi language
पाऊpa'u57.32
पाउpa'u34.15
पौpau4.88
Pau in the Marathi language
पाऊpa'u56.19
पाउpa'u28.57
पौpau7.62
Pau in the Russian language
Пауpau-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pau
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