Paulista Surname

104,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Paulista Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paulista Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4,2741:50,0881,946
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
France261:2,554,720189,486
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
England21:27,859,030389,889
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Paulišta (1) are calculated separately.

Paulista (74) may also be a first name.

Paulista Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paulista (Oriya: େପୗଲି) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Paulišta. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paulista? popularity and diffusion

It is the 104,917th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,631,053 people. The surname Paulista is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Paulista live; 96 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,125,792nd most numerous first name in the world It is held by 74 people.

The surname Paulista is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 4,274 people, or 1 in 50,088. In Brazil Paulista is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 28 percent reside, São Paulo, where 25 percent reside and Paraná, where 14 percent reside. Not including Brazil Paulista occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 3 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paulišta961/
Paulistas941/
Palista93143/
Paulita9388/
Pulista9382/
Paulischta899/
Paulisto88304/
Paulesta881/
Pullista881/
Palita861,797/
Pulita86327/
Pauslisto821/
Palitha801,548/
Paulito80402/
Pauleta80212/
Phalita80197/
Paliota80176/
Palitta80130/
Polista80119/
Pulitta80111/
Palysta80102/
Palaita8064/
Palitah8019/
Palesta807/
Pallita805/
Palitay803/
Palitai803/
Palisti801/
Palisto801/
Palisty801/
Palitad801/
Pealita801/
Palitea800/
Paliotta751,369/
Pauletta75147/
Pallitta7579/
Paglieta7552/
Palaisti7520/
Palheita7517/
Paaliste7516/
Palister759/
Paulesto755/
Phalitha755/
Paulitos755/
Pouleita754/
Pallitha753/
Pauleeta751/
Palaitai751/
Palietta751/
Palishte751/
Palisted751/
Palistez751/
Palithea751/
Pallieta751/
Palichta751/
Paalisto751/
Pulister751/
Pallister712,725/
Paleta712,525/
Pulito712,105/
Polita711,661/
Palito71424/
Paglietta71207/
Palaistis7140/
Palyta7113/
Palaistou714/
Palitó712/
Palliotta711/
Hpahalita711/
Poullitas711/
Paulester711/
Pullister710/
Palheta6713,273/
Paletta673,948/
Pauleto67276/
Palioto67202/
Palitot67183/
Politta67160/
Palitos67102/
Palitto6791/
Pallito6758/
Politaj6746/
Poliste6745/
Palleta6742/
Politas6736/
Paleeta6735/
Paletas6735/
Politay6727/
Palesty6721/
Paletha6719/
Pollita6712/
Pulitto6711/
Palesto679/
Pulitod679/
Pullito678/
Palesti678/
Palitei677/
Politai675/
Polisto675/
Palyota673/
Polesta673/
Poleita672/
Palehta672/
Poulito671/
Pallishtty671/
Polisti671/
Palitão671/
Paläste671/
Palästi671/
Paletay671/
Palixto671/
Palieto670/

Paulista Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paulista in the Oriya language
େପୗଲିepali-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paulista
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