Pavel Surname

8,432nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Pavel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pavel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania36,1491:55564
Bangladesh22,2591:7,159646
United States1,8601:194,87019,245
Czechia1,2241:8,6871,113
Spain1,1781:39,6883,871
Germany1,0751:74,8899,472
Ukraine7581:60,0568,670
Russia5441:264,93227,769
Moldova4181:8,5201,405
Slovakia3571:14,9482,109
Canada1961:187,98818,553
France1521:436,99263,144
England1271:438,72529,288
Belarus1121:84,83113,432
India1051:7,305,385159,213
Thailand1001:706,383117,076
Slovenia991:25,1285,373
Australia871:310,29526,919
Austria721:118,27016,587
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Greece641:173,12227,971
Italy571:1,072,92471,656
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Norway201:257,11427,149
Serbia201:357,24716,776
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
China41:341,830,39216,990
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Pável (477) are calculated separately.

Pavel (2,296,013) may also be a first name.

Pavel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pavel (Arabic: بافيل, Bengali: পাভেল, Georgian: პაველ, Hindi: पावेल, Marathi: पावेल, Oriya: ପାେଭଲ, Russian: Павел) occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Pável. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pavel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,432nd most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 107,834 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Pavel are found; 58 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 54 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Pavel is also the 249th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 2,296,013 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 36,149 people, or 1 in 555. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 11 percent live, Galați County, where 6 percent live and Prahova County, where 6 percent live. Apart from Romania this last name exists in 96 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Pavel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pavel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pavel last name expanded 9,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pavel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pavel last name are 7.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.01% registered with the political party.

The amount Pavel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.92% less than the national average, earning €9,633 per year; in Norway they earn 8.49% less than the national average, earning 316,691 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.26% more than the national average, earning $44,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.33% less than the national average, earning $49,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pável93477/
Pavell91255/
Paviel91244/
Paavel91182/
Paivel9131/
Pavelt9122/
Pavele9120/
Pauvel9119/
Paveal919/
Payvel915/
Phavel912/
Peavel911/
Pavelț911/
Pavelle8356/
Pauvele8328/
Phatvel8311/
Pavelhe831/
Pavegli831/
Phavell830/
Pavăl801,458/
Pawel801,241/
Povel80387/
Pavil80124/
Pevel8034/
Pavîl804/
Paväl802/
Pavelová77410/
Pavelova7737/
Paveglil771/
Pawell73176/
Paviol73115/
Peyvel7353/
Pauvil7351/
Povell7348/
Pavill7315/
Peuvel7313/
Pawelt7311/
Pabhel738/
Pawele735/
Paouel734/
Pouvel734/
Phavil732/
Paweel732/
Pabele732/
Pavile732/
Paivyl731/
Pavyll731/
Pawiel731/
Pavail731/
Paavil731/
Poivel730/
Pevell730/
Pavilt730/
Pavellová7149/
Pavellova711/
Pavlova67284,419/
Paswele6785/
Povisel6710/
Pouvell672/
Paville672/
Phovell671/
Pauvill670/

Pavel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pavel in the Georgian language
პაველpavel-
Pavel in the Bengali language
পাভেলpabhela-
Pavel in the Oriya language
ପାେଭଲpaebhala-
Pavel in the Hindi language
पावेलpavela92
पवेलpavela8
Pavel in the Marathi language
पावेलpavela79.49
पवेलpavela7.69
पावेळpavela7.69
पवेळpavela5.13
Pavel in the Russian language
Павелpavel-
Pavel in the Arabic language
بافيلbafyl-
بفلbfl-
بافلbafl-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pavel
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