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

Pavlou (Russian: Павлоу) is more commonly found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pavlou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pavlou is the 49,964th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 708,561 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Pavlou live; 81 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 951,070th most prevalent first name globally, held by 99 people.

It is most common in Greece, where it is carried by 4,517 people, or 1 in 2,453. In Greece Pavlou is most frequent in: Attica, where 38 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 16 percent live and Central Greece, where 9 percent live. Apart from Greece it exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 36 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Pavlou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pavlou last name are 8.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.45% being registered with 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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