Pavillon Surname

308,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Pavillon Surname Definition:

Pavillon: from Pavelion, near Mantes. Appears as Papelion, witness to the charter of William the Conqueror to the Church of Durham, and was present at a Council at Westminster in 1082. Now Papillon, but this is a later Huguenot importation.

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Pavillon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5701:116,53117,546
Philippines4301:235,43835,846
Mauritius1691:7,6531,613
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Pavillon (16) may also be a first name.

Pavillon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pavillon: from Pavelion, near Mantes. Appears as Papelion, witness to the charter of William the Conqueror to the Church of Durham, and was present at a Council at Westminster in 1082. Now Papillon, but this is a later Huguenot importation.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Pavillon Last Name Facts

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

Pavillon is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pavillon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 308,137th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,949,017 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Pavillon reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

The last name Pavillon is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 570 people, or 1 in 116,531. In France Pavillon is most frequent in: Pays de la Loire, where 29 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 28 percent reside and Brittany, where 9 percent reside. Besides France this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 35 percent reside and Mauritius, where 14 percent reside.

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