Paulus Surname
Approximately 67,652 people bear this surname
Paulus Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Paulus (small).
Paulus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 18,401 | 1:131 | 3 |
| Germany | 16,258 | 1:4,952 | 594 |
| United States | 6,841 | 1:52,983 | 6,363 |
| Indonesia | 6,285 | 1:21,042 | 2,559 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3,207 | 1:2,542 | 106 |
| Belgium | 2,615 | 1:4,396 | 495 |
| France | 2,352 | 1:28,241 | 3,437 |
| Brazil | 2,131 | 1:100,457 | 3,779 |
| Malaysia | 1,913 | 1:15,418 | 1,541 |
| South Africa | 1,560 | 1:34,729 | 4,445 |
| Netherlands | 963 | 1:17,536 | 2,721 |
| Poland | 609 | 1:62,412 | 9,800 |
| Austria | 486 | 1:17,521 | 2,665 |
| Dominican Republic | 485 | 1:21,511 | 1,404 |
| Czechia | 482 | 1:22,061 | 3,403 |
| Luxembourg | 312 | 1:1,861 | 200 |
| Estonia | 291 | 1:4,542 | 426 |
| Suriname | 179 | 1:3,087 | 523 |
| Argentina | 176 | 1:242,860 | 19,732 |
| Canada | 159 | 1:231,733 | 22,208 |
| Nigeria | 156 | 1:1,135,530 | 46,612 |
| Switzerland | 149 | 1:55,120 | 7,088 |
| Finland | 141 | 1:38,984 | 4,962 |
| Australia | 128 | 1:210,904 | 20,401 |
| India | 125 | 1:6,136,523 | 142,720 |
| England | 115 | 1:484,505 | 31,272 |
| Tanzania | 98 | 1:540,221 | 34,788 |
| Sweden | 83 | 1:118,636 | 8,469 |
| United Arab Emirates | 76 | 1:120,556 | 10,223 |
| Micronesia | 72 | 1:1,476 | 361 |
| Paraguay | 71 | 1:101,926 | 2,371 |
| Slovakia | 60 | 1:88,941 | 17,149 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Lebanon | 42 | 1:134,216 | 6,954 |
| Chile | 39 | 1:451,704 | 11,842 |
| Thailand | 39 | 1:1,811,240 | 225,763 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Guam | 33 | 1:4,852 | 643 |
| Hungary | 33 | 1:297,463 | 22,531 |
| Croatia | 32 | 1:132,144 | 18,905 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Slovenia | 28 | 1:88,846 | 11,009 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 13 | 1:8,490 | 1,249 |
| Haiti | 10 | 1:1,068,391 | 11,823 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 906 | 1:55,429 | 6,212 |
The alternate forms: Paulús (1) & Pauluś (1) are calculated separately.
Paulus (128,174) may also be a first name.
Paulus Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Paulus (small).
Paulus Demographics
Average Paulus Salary in
United States
$46,422 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Paulus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paulus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Paulus (Georgian: პაულუს, Hindi: पौलुस, Marathi: पौलूस, Oriya: ପାଉଲୁସ, Russian: Паулус) is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Paulús or Pauluś. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paulus? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,420th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,721 people. Paulus is mostly found in Europe, where 37 percent of Paulus live; 34 percent live in Western Europe and 30 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Paulus is also the 8,122nd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 128,174 people.
The last name Paulus is most numerous in Namibia, where it is carried by 18,401 people, or 1 in 131. In Namibia Paulus is mostly found in: Ohangwena Region, where 21 percent live, Omusati Region, where 18 percent live and Oshana Region, where 12 percent live. Other than Namibia Paulus occurs in 98 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Paulus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Paulus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Paulus surname grew 755 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,045 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Paulus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Greek Orthodox (92%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Paulus last name are 18.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.08% being registered with the party.
The amount Paulus earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 41.04% less than the national average, earning 204,066 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.57% less than the national average, earning R 200,628 per year; in United States they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $46,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $52,852 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paulus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paulus in the Georgian language | ||
| პაულუს | paulus | - |
| Paulus in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାଉଲୁସ | pa'ulusa | 86.54 |
| ପାଉଲୁସ୍ | pa'ulus | 5.71 |
| େପୗଲୁସ | epalusa | 3.16 |
| ପଉଲୁସ | pa'ulusa | 1.43 |
| ପାଊଲୁସ | pa'ulusa | 0.82 |
| ପାଉଳୁସ | pa'ulusa | 0.71 |
| ପାଊଲୁସ୍ | pa'ulus | 0.31 |
| ପାଉଲସ | pa'ulasa | 0.2 |
| ପାଲୁସ | palusa | 0.2 |
| ପାଉଲୂସ | pa'ulusa | 0.2 |
| ପାଉଲୁଶ | pa'ulusa | 0.2 |
| ପଊଲୁସ | pa'ulusa | 0.1 |
| େପୗଲୁସ୍ | epalus | 0.1 |
| ପଉଲୁସ୍ | pa'ulus | 0.1 |
| ପାଉେଲସ | pauelasa | 0.1 |
| ପିଉଲୁସ | pi'ulusa | 0.1 |
| Paulus in the Hindi language | ||
| पौलुस | paulusa | 60.34 |
| पौलूस | paulusa | 36.21 |
| पाउलुस | pa'ulusa | 1.72 |
| Paulus in the Marathi language | ||
| पौलूस | paulusa | 32.43 |
| पाउलुस | pa'ulusa | 24.32 |
| पाऊलुस | pa'ulusa | 10.81 |
| पौलुस | paulusa | 10.81 |
| पोलुस | polusa | 8.11 |
| पौळुस | paulusa | 5.41 |
| पौलस | paulasa | 5.41 |
| पावलुस | pavalusa | 2.7 |
| Paulus in the Russian language | ||
| Паулус | paulus | - |
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Paulus Reference & Research
Paul DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Paul FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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