Pavlou Surname

49,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Pavlou Surname User-submission:

Pavlou is derived from the name Pavlos (Paul), meaning 'small'.

Pavlou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4,5171:2,453182
Cyprus3,6801:24027
England8431:66,0957,680
Australia3501:77,1319,013
United States3481:1,041,54976,349
Akrotiri and Dhekelia1011:7823
Germany921:875,05962,702
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Canada671:549,93446,038
France671:991,384111,008
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Wales111:281,32115,850
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Pavlou (99) may also be a first name.

Pavlou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pavlou is derived from the name Pavlos (Paul), meaning 'small'.

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Pavlou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pavlou (Russian: Павлоу) occurs in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pavlou.

How Common Is The Last Name Pavlou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pavlou is the 49,964th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 708,561 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Pavlou are found; 81 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Pavlou is also the 951,070th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 99 people.

The surname is most frequent in Greece, where it is carried by 4,517 people, or 1 in 2,453. In Greece it is mostly found in: Attica, where 38 percent reside, Central Macedonia, where 16 percent reside and Central Greece, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Greece it exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 36 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Pavlou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pavlou surname are 8.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pavlou earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.68% more than the national average, earning R 289,152 per year; in United States they earn 26.05% more than the national average, earning $54,389 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.81% more than the national average, earning $54,062 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pavlous9287/
Pavlo91696/
Pavlu91493/
Pavlus831,574/
Pavlos831,025/
Pavllo83126/
Pavlot8398/
Pavluš8370/
Pavloy8323/
Pavlue8322/
Pavloň8319/
Pavloa8316/
Pavlyu833/
Pavlyo832/
Pavloe832/
Pavloj832/
Pavlau831/
Pavlio831/
Pavllu831/
Pavloi831/
Pavlyut77460/
Pavlush77167/
Pavluch777/
Pavlaud773/
Pavlyuh773/
Pavloch772/
Pavlosh772/
Pavlius772/
Pauvlus771/
Pavloić771/
Pavluha771/
Phavloz771/
Pavliuh771/
Pablo73102,859/
Pavlů731,765/
Pawlo73297/
Pavla7387/
Pawlu7345/
Pavló7328/
Povlo7315/
Pablu7313/
Pavlú734/
Povlu731/
Pavlyust7149/
Pavlyush7113/
Pavlyuch712/
Pavliott711/
Pavlůová711/
Pavloits711/
Pavloich711/
Pablos676,753/
Pavlas671,594/
Pawluś67560/
Pavlat67516/
Pablio67485/
Pavlát67319/
Pavley67162/
Pavlei67125/
Paublo6758/
Pavlea6754/
Pavlaz6743/
Pamplo6733/
Pablot6723/
Pawloy6722/
Pavlús6720/
Pavloňová6717/
Pablus6714/
Pavlejová6713/
Pavlij6713/
Povlos6713/
Pabloo678/
Phablo677/
Pawloś677/
Povlot677/
Pawluh674/
Pavlie674/
Pawlot673/
Pavlia672/
Pablho672/
Pavlad672/
Pavlla671/
Pabloh671/
Panplu671/
Pavlya671/
Pabllo671/
Pawlau671/
Paablo671/
Pabloy671/
Pavlej671/
Pablau671/
Pableu671/
Pavlah670/

Pavlou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pavlou in the Russian language
Павлоуpavlou-

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