Pause Surname
Approximately 3,483 people bear this surname
Pause Surname Definition:
Pawson is understood to be Paul's son, and it is probable that Pause is a corruption of the genitive Paul's.
Pause Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,522 | 1:43,642 | 5,510 |
| Germany | 974 | 1:82,654 | 10,439 |
| United States | 264 | 1:1,372,951 | 95,166 |
| Brazil | 202 | 1:1,059,774 | 37,226 |
| Tanzania | 101 | 1:524,174 | 34,222 |
| Indonesia | 95 | 1:1,392,097 | 95,389 |
| Iran | 54 | 1:1,421,899 | 57,683 |
| Austria | 43 | 1:198,033 | 24,866 |
| Switzerland | 37 | 1:221,971 | 18,930 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
The alternate forms: Pausé (17) & Pauše (10) are calculated separately.
Pause (138) may also be a first name.
Pause Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Pawson is understood to be Paul's son, and it is probable that Pause is a corruption of the genitive Paul's.
From the German, Pause; a personal name.
Pause Demographics
Average Pause Salary in
United States
$45,749 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pause Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pause Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pause (Marathi: पाउसे) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Pausé or Pauše. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pause? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 129,961st most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,092,319 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Pause reside; 40 percent reside in East Africa and 37 percent reside in Gallo-Indian Ocean. It is also the 787,636th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 138 people.
The surname Pause is most common in France, where it is carried by 1,522 people, or 1 in 43,642. In France it is most frequent in: Réunion, where 84 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 5 percent reside and Occitanie, where 2 percent reside. Excluding France Pause is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Pause Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pause has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pause surname rose 660 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pause Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pause surname are 23.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.69% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pause earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 43.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,027 per year; in South Africa they earn 222.89% more than the national average, earning R 767,316 per year; in United States they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $45,749 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.18% less than the national average, earning $47,110 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pause Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pause in the Marathi language | ||
| पाउसे | pa'use | 94.12 |
| पारु | paru | 5.88 |
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