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

The last name Pauls (Hindi: पौल्स, Marathi: पौलस, Russian: Паульс) is found most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pauls.

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

The surname Pauls is the 39,152^nd most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 543,401 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Pauls are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Pauls is also the 214,955^th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,335 people.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 5,524 people, or 1 in 14,574. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 43 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany Pauls occurs in 71 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Pauls Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pauls has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pauls last name increased 1,032 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,021 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pauls Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Pauls last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Pauls surname are 20.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.1% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pauls earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.96% less than the national average, earning 235,465 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.7% more than the national average, earning R 358,116 per year; in United States they earn 5.83% more than the national average, earning $45,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning $48,155 CAD per year.