Pauwen Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Pauwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pauwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pauwen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pauwen is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pauwen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,203,767th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Pauwen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Pauwen live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 302,543. In Belgium Pauwen is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 55 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 39 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Belgium this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 16 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 16 percent are found.

Pauwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pauwen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pauwen last name decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawen91111/
Puwein832,838/
Paween83101/
Paswen8333/
Paiwen8328/
Paywen8315/
Pouwen8310/
Puwien839/
Pawene834/
Pauwin832/
Pasuen832/
Peuwen832/
Paewen832/
Puewen831/
Pauben831/
Pawn8016/
Phuwaen7761/
Puhwein7747/
Pachuen7734/
Phawaen7718/
Phawene7710/
Peaween7710/
Phuwein777/
Pashwen775/
Pujiwen775/
Ppaween771/
Phauben771/
Pawween771/
Pouewen771/
Paywene771/
Paubeen771/
Payuben771/
Paben7352,531/
Pawin73572/
Pawne73121/
Puben7369/
Powen7342/
Pawng7311/
Phawn737/
Puwin737/
Pawnq731/
Phachuen712,423/
Payweyne7110/
Phajuben711/
Phuyewen711/
Poueweng711/
Phaben67740/
Pavuun67172/
Paiben6732/
Peiwen6731/
Paubin6721/
Paaben6712/
Paywng6710/
Puwuin679/
Pabeen676/
Phawin676/
Paawin674/
Puyuen674/
Pabenn673/
Pojwen673/
Peawin672/
Pashwn672/
Paswwn671/
Paswnn671/
Peaben671/
Peywen671/
Patthueng671/
Pawain671/
Pajwin671/
Pawayn671/
Peeawn671/
Pouwin671/
Phuwin671/
Piewen671/
Pijuen671/
Phowen671/
Puyawn671/
Poween671/
Peaven670/

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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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  • 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 Pauwen
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