Paulista Surname
Approximately 4,468 people bear this surname
Paulista Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4,274 | 1:50,088 | 1,946 |
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Paulišta (1) are calculated separately.
Paulista (74) may also be a first name.
Paulista Demographics
Average Male Paulista Height
173.98 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Paulista Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paulista in the Oriya language | ||
| େପୗଲି | epali | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Paulista
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