Pauw Surname

152,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pauw Surname Definition:

“Peacock” in Dutch.

Pauw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,6441:10,2721,375
South Africa4871:111,24813,382
Indonesia2111:626,77349,479
Germany1661:484,97341,888
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Belgium751:153,28921,368
Canada521:708,56956,910
England441:1,266,32057,817
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
France151:4,428,181244,602
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Pauw (393) may also be a first name.

Pauw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Peacock” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Pauw Last Name Facts

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

Pauw occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pauw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 152,166th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,519,027 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Pauw reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 436,161st most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 393 people.

The last name Pauw is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,644 people, or 1 in 10,272. In The Netherlands Pauw is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 25 percent reside, Utrecht, where 23 percent reside and South Holland, where 20 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Pauw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pauw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pauw last name rose 3,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 880 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pauw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pauw surname are 26.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.68% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pauw earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 38.47% more than the national average, earning R 329,052 per year; in United States they earn 34.9% more than the national average, earning $58,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.04% more than the national average, earning $55,666 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pauws8987/
Pauwe8940/
Payuw891/
Paw8610,582/
Puw8671/
Pajouw8056/
Payouw8015/
Phauwe801/
Phajuw801/
Pawe755,799/
Pouw752,939/
Puwe75335/
Phaw75148/
Pahw7570/
Paaw7521/
Paiw7519/
Phuw7517/
Pauf7512/
Pauv7510/
Paub759/
Peaw757/
Peuw752/
Puew752/
Puwt752/
Paww752/
Pfaw752/
Pajw752/
Puww751/
Pujw751/
Bpaw751/
Pusw751/
Puwf751/
Puwh751/
Puiw751/
Pawf750/
Phawe671,073/
Pouwe67604/
Pajow67385/
Payow67353/
Piyaw67138/
Pauff67124/
Paiwe6780/
Peawe6749/
Pajuf6738/
Peuwe6724/
Payaw6715/
Pfuwe6712/
Pujiw679/
Peyaw678/
Pahaw677/
Pfaub677/
Paawe677/
Paufe675/
Phuwe674/
Paubh673/
Phaiw673/
Pashw672/
Payew672/
Phauv672/
Pejaw672/
Phaew672/
Paiaw672/
Pawch671/
Peiaw671/
Pawsh671/
Puywe671/
Puuwe671/
Pauev671/
Pawsø671/
Pawws671/
Puyaw671/
Pujaw671/
Pousw671/
Passw671/
Pajwe671/
Phaub670/
Phauf670/
Pfawz670/

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