Pauwel Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Pauwel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pauwel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France131:5,109,440259,941
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pauwel (102) may also be a first name.

Pauwel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pauwel is found most frequently in France. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pauwel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pauwel is the 3,665,662nd most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Pauwel reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 935,178th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 102 people.

It is most widely held in France, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 5,109,440. In France it is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account France Pauwel exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Pauwel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pauwel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pauwel surname contracted 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawel911,241/
Puwel9112/
Paubel83535/
Pawell83176/
Pouwel8386/
Pauwil8313/
Pawele835/
Paweel832/
Pawiel831/
Puwele831/
Pawuel831/
Peuwel830/
Pawl80491/
Pathuel7754/
Pouwiel7723/
Pouwell776/
Pasuhel773/
Passuel772/
Payawel771/
Pajuell771/
Peuwell770/
Paywell770/
Pabel737,765/
Powel731,471/
Pawil73204/
Puweł7391/
Pubel7316/
Pawlh7312/
Puwil738/
Pawll736/
Pawyl734/
Pauvl731/
Peawl730/
Paaswell718/
Pouewell713/
Powell67414,783/
Poubel671,449/
Paabel6741/
Paivel6731/
Poweel6715/
Pfabel678/
Payvel675/
Pawail673/
Pyewel672/
Pauvle671/
Peavel671/
Paubhl671/
Pabell671/
Peubel670/
Powiel670/
Pawill670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pauwel
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