Pauw Surname
Approximately 2,893 people bear this surname
Pauw Surname Definition:
“Peacock” in Dutch.
Pauw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1,644 | 1:10,272 | 1,375 |
| South Africa | 487 | 1:111,248 | 13,382 |
| Indonesia | 211 | 1:626,773 | 49,479 |
| Germany | 166 | 1:484,973 | 41,888 |
| United States | 90 | 1:4,027,321 | 218,060 |
| Belgium | 75 | 1:153,289 | 21,368 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Pauw (393) may also be a first name.
Pauw Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Peacock” in Dutch.
Pauw Demographics
Pauw Political Affiliation
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Pauw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pauw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pauw occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pauw click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pauw? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 152,166th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,519,027 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Pauw are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 436,161st most common first name in the world, borne by 393 people.
This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,644 people, or 1 in 10,272. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 25 percent reside, Utrecht, where 23 percent reside and South Holland, where 20 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands Pauw occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs 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 carrying the Pauw surname 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 Pauw are 26.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.68% registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pauws | 89 | 87 | / |
| Pauwe | 89 | 40 | / |
| Payuw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Paw | 86 | 10,582 | / |
| Puw | 86 | 71 | / |
| Pajouw | 80 | 56 | / |
| Payouw | 80 | 15 | / |
| Phauwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phajuw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pawe | 75 | 5,799 | / |
| Pouw | 75 | 2,939 | / |
| Puwe | 75 | 335 | / |
| Phaw | 75 | 148 | / |
| Pahw | 75 | 70 | / |
| Paaw | 75 | 21 | / |
| Paiw | 75 | 19 | / |
| Phuw | 75 | 17 | / |
| Pauf | 75 | 12 | / |
| Pauv | 75 | 10 | / |
| Paub | 75 | 9 | / |
| Peaw | 75 | 7 | / |
| Peuw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Puew | 75 | 2 | / |
| Puwt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Paww | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pfaw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pajw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Puww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pujw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bpaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pusw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puwf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puwh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pawf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Phawe | 67 | 1,073 | / |
| Pouwe | 67 | 604 | / |
| Pajow | 67 | 385 | / |
| Payow | 67 | 353 | / |
| Piyaw | 67 | 138 | / |
| Pauff | 67 | 124 | / |
| Paiwe | 67 | 80 | / |
| Peawe | 67 | 49 | / |
| Pajuf | 67 | 38 | / |
| Peuwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Payaw | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pfuwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pujiw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Peyaw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pahaw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pfaub | 67 | 7 | / |
| Paawe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Paufe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phuwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paubh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phaiw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pashw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Payew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phauv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pejaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phaew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paiaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pawch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peiaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pawsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puuwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pawsø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pawws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puyaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pujaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pousw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Passw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pajwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phaub | 67 | 0 | / |
| Phauf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfawz | 67 | 0 | / |
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