Pauws Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pauws Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pauws Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
France411:1,620,066149,911
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pauws Last Name Facts

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

Pauws is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pauws? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,007,164th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Pauws are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 383,799. In The Netherlands Pauws is mostly found in: North Holland, where 73 percent reside, Flevoland, where 11 percent reside and North Brabant, where 11 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands Pauws is found in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 47 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pauwse915/
Pauw892,893/
Paws89101/
Pawse80199/
Pawss802/
Paubs801/
Pawws801/
Payuw801/
Pawsø801/
Pawsh801/
Paw7510,582/
Puw7571/
Pawshe73302/
Pajouw7356/
Payouw7315/
Phajuw731/
Pauvst731/
Peawse731/
Pouw672,939/
Phaw67148/
Pahw6770/
Paaw6721/
Paiw6719/
Pabs6717/
Phuw6717/
Pauf6712/
Pauv6710/
Paub679/
Peaw677/
Pows676/
Pavs674/
Pafs673/
Pasv672/
Pufs672/
Pfaw672/
Peuw672/
Pajw672/
Pubs672/
Puew672/
Puwt672/
Paww672/
Pujw671/
Puiw671/
Pasf671/
Puww671/
Puwh671/
Puwf671/
Pusw671/
Bpaw671/
Puow671/
Pawf670/

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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 Pauws
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