Paulu Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Paulu Surname Definition:

Paulu is a surname of the Various tribe, meaning: paul (Biblical).

Paulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3401:388,96833,123
Papua New Guinea1041:78,40110,308
United States471:7,711,892346,147
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Qatar311:76,0647,685
India301:25,568,846339,406
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
France11:66,422,722504,397
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Paulů (248) are calculated separately.

Paulu (417) may also be a first name.

Paulu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Paulu is a surname of the Various tribe, meaning: paul (Biblical).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Paulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paulu (Hindi: पौलु, Marathi: पौलु, Oriya: ପାଉଲୁ, Russian: Паулу) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Paulů. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paulu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 492,243rd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Paulu reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 51 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Paulu is also the 420,947th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 417 people.

It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 388,968. In Indonesia it is most common in: Gorontalo, where 54 percent reside, North Sulawesi, where 39 percent reside and Southeast Sulawesi, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Paulu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Paulu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Paulu last name rose 121 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paulu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Paulu last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

Paulu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.92% more than the national average, earning $45,702 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paulů93248/
Paulus9167,652/
Pahulu91539/
Paulou91119/
Paulau9143/
Pajulu9118/
Pauluh9113/
Paulut918/
Pauulu914/
Paulux914/
Paullu912/
Paulud911/
Pauluj911/
Pauluś911/
Pauleu911/
Palu897,113/
Pulu895,137/
Pauleus833,032/
Paulhus831,231/
Paulius83572/
Paulusz83386/
Paullus83383/
Pauluch8374/
Pauluth8374/
Paulaud8353/
Pauluis8337/
Paulous8333/
Paulaus8312/
Paulush835/
Phaulus835/
Pauluss832/
Paulutt832/
Paulguh831/
Phajulu831/
Paiulus831/
Pauleux831/
Paullau831/
Pauloup831/
Paulouj831/
Palui806,027/
Palus804,146/
Pullu801,940/
Palut801,820/
Phalu801,820/
Pallu801,789/
Palud80863/
Pulut80395/
Puslu80312/
Pfulu80280/
Pauló80238/
Pailu80229/
Paluh80163/
Phulu80157/
Poulu80146/
Palux80141/
Pulgu80133/
Pulou80127/
Puluh8063/
Pulus8060/
Paalu8043/
Puluç8041/
Paluj8034/
Patlu8032/
Paluz8030/
Palup8029/
Paluy8025/
Pulup8024/
Putlu8022/
Puliu8015/
Puluj8014/
Paelu8012/
Paluş809/
Paylu808/
Paluś807/
Pulyu807/
Pului805/
Puhlu804/
Paslu803/
Pahlu803/
Paluu802/
Pealu802/
Puleu801/
Pulux801/
Ppalu801/
Ppulu801/
Puulu801/
Paulusch77351/
Paullaux776/
Pauliutė774/
Paullaus772/
Paullaud772/
Paulhaus771/
Paullius771/
Paluch7321,296/
Poulou731,414/
Pallud73457/
Palluy73307/
Poulus73296/
Pallut73248/
Pullut73203/
Pallus73132/
Palluh73119/
Palush7388/
Pouleu7382/
Peuleu7368/
Pfuilu7348/
Phullu7344/
Pauloo7334/
Peatlu7332/
Payilu7331/
Putleu7330/
Pahalu7327/
Pailus7325/
Pullus7322/
Paulão7320/
Pulyus7319/
Payalu7318/
Pueliu7317/
Patlut7313/
Pullou7312/
Pulhuj7312/
Peyalu7310/
Pujalu739/
Pulius738/
Paalus737/
Pulluh736/
Phalus736/
Pulush735/
Palusz735/
Poulut735/
Pulhui735/
Payllu734/
Pulyut734/
Pohulu733/
Pulleu733/
Pallui732/
Pulous732/
Phulus732/
Paillu732/
Paluhs732/
Paluis732/
Palluç732/
Pulluy731/
Phajlu731/
Pathlu731/
Phatlu731/
Puliui731/
Pullgu731/
Putllu731/
Puttlu731/
Puullu731/
Pujolu731/
Pulahu731/
Phallu731/
Phailu731/
Phoulu731/
Phuulu731/
Pahllu731/
Paiolu731/
Pajalu731/
Pajolu731/
Paulús731/
Paylut731/
Paludd731/
Piyalu731/
Puleus731/
Puluch731/
Puslus731/
Ppullu731/
Putlui731/
Puilou730/
Pallux730/
Peaslu730/
Paluth730/
Pauhoulou711/
Polu6710,855/
Palluch67427/
Pawelus6779/
Palluth6769/
Pouloux6743/
Poullou6739/
Poulous6729/
Palú6725/
Pallutt6725/
Pulleux6722/
Phajalu6721/
Palluis6720/
Patellu6719/
Pallush6716/
Puló677/
Patluch676/
Puliusz675/
Paló675/
Pouleut674/
Phuluha674/
Putellu672/
Pullius672/
Paiahlu672/
Paihalu672/
Poulius672/
Poulout672/
Palusch672/
Poojalu671/
Paslutt671/
Poullus671/
Pahaluu671/
Peulouh671/
Phailut671/
Phulius671/
Pouleux671/
Piyalux671/
Pulhuha671/
Pulluis670/

Paulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paulu in the Hindi language
पौलुpaulu-
Paulu in the Oriya language
ପାଉଲୁpa'ulu89.47
ପାଉଳୁpa'ulu5.26
ପାଉଲୁସpa'ulusa5.26
Paulu in the Marathi language
पौलुpaulu43.48
पाउलुpa'ulu17.39
पौलूpaulu13.04
पावलुpavalu8.7
पॉलुpolu4.35
पाउतूpa'utu4.35
पालpala4.35
पाऊलुpa'ulu4.35
Paulu in the Russian language
Паулуpaulu-

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