Paudel Surname

2,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Paudel Surname User-submission:

Poudel (Nepali: पौडेल, pauḍel) is a surname, alternative spellings of which include Paudel, Powdyel, Powdel, Poudal, Poudyal and Paudyal. Paudel belongs to the purbiya brahmin and khatri caste and Atreya gotra, which means that the ancestors of poudel are atreyas i.

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Paudel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal252,1701:11321
India1,6991:451,48123,304
Qatar7891:2,989277
United Arab Emirates6241:14,6831,797
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
United States3911:927,00569,520
Malaysia2101:140,4498,899
Australia981:275,46624,785
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
England921:605,63136,119
Thailand901:784,870127,251
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Canada801:460,57039,784
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Japan221:5,811,10440,882
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Iceland151:25,3391,935
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Estonia121:110,15019,471
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Ireland81:588,61715,973
Norway61:857,04855,549
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Maldives61:67,3622,983
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
China51:273,464,31313,838
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Paudel (58) may also be a first name.

Paudel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Poudel (Nepali: पौडेल, pauḍel) is a surname, alternative spellings of which include Paudel, Powdyel, Powdel, Poudal, Poudyal and Paudyal. Paudel belongs to the purbiya brahmin and khatri caste and Atreya gotra, which means that the ancestors of poudel are atreyas i.e. Atreya Rishi. Most of the people with surname Poudel are from Nepal. Meaning of Poudel is 'intelligence'.

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Paudel is a surname, alternative spellings of which include Poudal, Powdyel, Poudel, Poudyal and Paudyal. Paudel. It belongs to the Atreya gotra. The Paudel surname is common in India and Nepal. It means 'intelligence'. Paudels are generally considered high class Brahmins.

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Paudel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paudel (Hindi: पौडेल, Marathi: पौडेल, Oriya: ପଉେଡଲ) has its highest incidence in Nepal. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paudel? popularity and diffusion

Paudel is the 2,130th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 28,333 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Paudel live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 58 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nepal, where it is carried by 252,170 people, or 1 in 113. In Nepal it is mostly found in: Gandaki, where 18 percent reside, Lumbini, where 17 percent reside and Bagmati, where 15 percent reside. Other than Nepal this surname exists in 53 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Paudel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Paudel last name are 24.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Paudel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.24% less than the national average, earning $39,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.94% less than the national average, earning $37,290 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phaudel926/
Paudell923/
Padel913,157/
Pudel91559/
Paudl9197/
Poudel838,773/
Pudell83375/
Paidel83278/
Padell8380/
Pudiel8337/
Padelt8328/
Padiel8313/
Pfudel8312/
Phadel837/
Paudil837/
Padeel836/
Paydel834/
Pusdel833/
Paddel833/
Paduel832/
Padael832/
Puodel831/
Phudel831/
Pudehl831/
Patdel831/
Paudyl831/
Pasdel831/
Peadel830/
Puidel830/
Pudl8037/
Padl806/
Phadael7793/
Puddell7720/
Phadiel774/
Poudell773/
Phaidel772/
Poudeel771/
Payadel771/
Pouduel771/
Pouedel771/
Phaedel771/
Paydell771/
Padeelh771/
Pachdel771/
Pawedel771/
Paddell770/
Paidell770/
Pasdell770/
Padil732,326/
Pudil73992/
Podel73878/
Paidl7324/
Pudeł7319/
Paydl7314/
Pfudl7312/
Pajdl7311/
Pádel737/
Padhl732/
Poudl731/
Pàdel731/
Pudyl731/
Pudelová7124/
Pouyadel712/
Payaddel712/
Pudelova711/
Padelová711/
Podell671,095/
Podehl67355/
Piedel6781/
Poedel6778/
Padill6769/
Paidil6759/
Pudill6748/
Paddil6724/
Pudgil6720/
Peedel6717/
Pfadil6713/
Poodel678/
Paduil676/
Padilh674/
Padgil674/
Padiol673/
Poddel672/
Podeul671/
Poidel671/
Phudil671/
Phadil671/

Paudel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paudel in the Oriya language
ପଉେଡଲpauedala-
Paudel in the Hindi language
पौडेलpaudela94.07
पौदेलpaudela1.69
पोडेलpodela0.85
पौडे़लpaudela0.85
पैडेलpaidela0.85
पौडिलpaudila0.85
पौंडेलpaundela0.85
Paudel in the Marathi language
पौडेलpaudela91.53
पवडेलpavadela3.39
पोैडेलpoaidela3.39
पौडेळpaudela1.69

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