Where Does The Last Name Paula Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Paula (Arabic: بولّا, Bengali: পৌলা, Hindi: पौला, Marathi: पौला, Oriya: ପାଉଲ, Russian: Паула) is found most in Brazil. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Paula click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paula? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 11,234^th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 145,818 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Paula reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 276^th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 2,161,691 people.

It is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 13,162 people, or 1 in 16,265. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 34 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 20 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent live. Outside of Brazil this last name exists in 134 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 17 percent live and Angola, where 15 percent live.

Paula Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Paula has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Paula last name rose 8,543 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Paula Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Paula last name are 33.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.28% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Paula earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.86% less than the national average, earning 228,896 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 77.09% less than the national average, earning R 54,432 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $23,069,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.07% less than the national average, earning $38,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.47% less than the national average, earning $49,450 CAD per year.