Pavelsen Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Pavelsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pavelsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077

Pavelsen Last Name Facts

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

Pavelsen is found most in Norway. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pavelsen? popularity and diffusion

Pavelsen is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Pavelsen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pavelsen are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Pavelsen is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,028,457. In Norway Pavelsen is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent live. Not including Norway this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pavelson88149/
Povelsen8855/
Pawelsen880/
Pauwelsen8262/
Pavelsone8226/
Powelsen750/
Pawelsan750/
Pawelson750/
Pavilsone7130/
Pawelsson716/
Powellsen710/
Powelson631,430/
Pavilcan631/
Paweljan631/
Pevilson630/
Powellson5910/
Pāvilsone591/
Powellshane531/
Powelsom500/

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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 Pavelsen
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