Paulenz Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Paulenz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paulenz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1371:587,63147,553
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Paulenz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paulenz is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paulenz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,428,594th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Paulenz reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 587,631. In Germany it is most numerous in: Brandenburg, where 45 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Bremen, where 9 percent live. Barring Germany it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paulentz9311/
Palenz9211/
Paulinz8619/
Paulens863/
Peulenz861/
Palnz831/
Paulence803/
Paulents801/
Pauliens800/
Polenz771,510/
Palens7753/
Palenc7737/
Pulens772/
Palntz771/
Pullens711,030/
Paulins71439/
Palense71133/
Pielenz71124/
Polentz71123/
Pollenz7162/
Poulenc7126/
Peulens7125/
Pallens7124/
Pholenz7115/
Pulençe7113/
Palence715/
Palenje714/
Palenci714/
Paulinc713/
Paulinš711/
Polhenz711/
Poullens6731/
Paullins6722/
Phalence675/
Paulinsh674/
Paulince671/
Palns671/
Pallends671/
Patlence670/

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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
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  • 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 Paulenz
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