Paulescu Surname

331,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Paulescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paulescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,0631:18,8882,439
Moldova161:222,58620,292
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Paulescu Last Name Facts

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

Paulescu is held by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paulescu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Paulescu is the 331,780th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,535,916 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Paulescu reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 1,063 people, or 1 in 18,888. In Romania it is most numerous in: Timiș County, where 38 percent live, Caraș-Severin County, where 25 percent live and Mehedinți County, where 21 percent live. Aside from Romania this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Paulescu Last Name Statistics demography

Paulescu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $46,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palescu9331/
Paulesku883/
Paliescu881/
Pavelescu821,725/
Peiulescu829/
Pulesku802/
Palesku801/
Pielescu753/
Paulosku751/
Polesku6712/

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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 Paulescu
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