Pavalec Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Pavalec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pavalec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2571:9,6802,246
Austria171:500,90847,931
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Pavalec Last Name Facts

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

Pavalec is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pavalec? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 874,560th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. The last name Pavalec is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Pavalec reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 9,680. In Slovenia Pavalec is most common in: Drava, where 87 percent reside, Coastal-Karst, where 5 percent reside and Carinthia, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Slovenia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 6 percent reside and Croatia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povalec8662/
Pawalec8628/
Pavaleg864/
Pavalic864/
Pavalek863/
Pavolec862/
Pavales861/
Pavaletz8020/
Paveleck8018/
Pavalesh802/
Pavalekh801/
Pavalick800/
Paivalike754/
Pavelek711,297/
Povalej71307/
Pavalić71158/
Pavalis7134/
Pavolic7130/
Pevalek7121/
Pavolek719/
Pawalek717/
Povaleč713/
Povales712/
Powalec711/
Pavalik711/
Pavelick6768/
Paweleck6751/
Pavolich6732/
Pavolick6711/
Pawaletz6710/
Pavolics673/
Pawallek671/
Pavalaiz671/
Pauvelek671/
Povalets671/
Povalych671/
Pavolesh670/
Pavoletz670/
Pavalitz670/

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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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  • 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 Pavalec
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