Pavlek Surname

325,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pavlek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pavlek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia9031:4,683570
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Czechia571:186,55227,470
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Monaco11:37,0664,748
England11:55,718,059489,080
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Pavlék (13) are calculated separately.

Pavlek Last Name Facts

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

Pavlek (Russian: Павлек) is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Pavlék. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pavlek? popularity and diffusion

Pavlek is the 325,054th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,364,669 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Pavlek live; 81 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is held by 903 people, or 1 in 4,683. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 29 percent reside, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 21 percent reside and Zagreb County, where 17 percent reside. Barring Croatia this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Czechia, where 5 percent reside.

Pavlek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pavlek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pavlek last name grew 362 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pavlek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pavlek surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pavlek earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.98% less than the national average, earning $45,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pavlék9413/
Pavleck9229/
Pavleyk921/
Pavleak921/
Pavlieck864/
Pavlik8311,225/
Pavlyk8310,073/
Pavlík837,966/
Pawlek83100/
Pavlec8357/
Pavlekova8046/
Pavleková809/
Pavlick772,237/
Pavlack77205/
Pawleck7734/
Pavlykh7717/
Pauvlik7715/
Pavliks7710/
Pavlikh773/
Pavlike772/
Pavlojk771/
Pavluik771/
Povleck770/
Pavleckova752/
Pavlizke718/
Pavlkova713/
Pavlicke712/
D'Pavlik711/
Pavhlick711/
Pawlik6731,850/
Pavlíková677,746/
Pavlikova674,376/
Pavlic672,125/
Pavliková671,103/
Pawlyk67483/
Pavlykova67432/
Povlik6720/
Pavléková6715/
Pavlecová6711/
Pawlec676/
Pavlyková676/
Pawlík674/
Pavlíkova673/
Powlek672/
Povlyk672/
Pavlecova671/
Pawljk671/
Pablec670/

Pavlek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pavlek in the Russian language
Павлекpavlek-

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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 Pavlek
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