Pauis Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Pauis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pauis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Pauis (78) may also be a first name.

Pauis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pauis is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pauis? popularity and diffusion

Pauis is the 2,168,711th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Pauis reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 78 people.

Pauis is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria Pauis is primarily found in: Oyo, where 21 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 19 percent reside and Kaduna, where 11 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Pauis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pauis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pauis last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pauish912/
Paui8950/
Payauis839/
Pajauis835/
Paiauis834/
Pauweis831/
Pahis80205/
Paeui8064/
Pauit8034/
Peais8020/
Pauai8020/
Pahui8019/
Puhis8010/
Pouis808/
Paeis805/
Pauhi803/
Pauie801/
Pauih801/
Pajui801/
Pauoi801/
Pauiz801/
Paijes7369/
Pujais7330/
Payuhi7321/
Piyaui7317/
Pahios7311/
Pajgis7310/
Pahaui738/
Paioes737/
Pajuhi737/
Pujois737/
Peaist734/
Pauitt733/
Pouais732/
Pujiis732/
Peaeus732/
Pajois732/
Peauit732/
Phahis731/
Peaish731/
Pauidh731/
Pajies731/
Pauhid731/
Peiais731/
Pouist731/
Paiyes731/
Payois731/
Pajjui731/
Pouish731/
Pueiss731/
Paiões731/
Pajeus731/
Peaise730/
Paes6778,879/
Pahi674,691/
Puie671,189/
Puhi671,024/
Paie67502/
Poai67301/
Poujois67281/
Paua67276/
Peai67125/
Paei6797/
Puți6765/
Pajouhi6765/
Poui6760/
Puei6722/
Peui6714/
Paoi6714/
Payauys6710/
Pauj677/
Puoi675/
Pa'i672/
Paeeish671/
Paés671/
Pauy671/
Pahisse671/
Paijais671/
Phaijis671/
Puåi671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pauis
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