Pavelis Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Pavelis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pavelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece961:115,41419,400
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pavelis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pavelis is held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pavelis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,537,949th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. Pavelis occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Pavelis live; 71 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 71 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most common in Greece, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 115,414. In Greece Pavelis is most prevalent in: Western Greece, where 34 percent reside, Attica, where 32 percent reside and Epirus, where 31 percent reside. Excluding Greece it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Pavelis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pavelis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pavelis last name grew 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pavelis Last Name Statistics demography

Pavelis earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.08% more than the national average, earning $56,558 USD per year.

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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 Pavelis
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