Pavâo Surname

190,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Pavâo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pavâo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal9341:11,154938
Brazil4721:453,54717,201
United States3911:927,00569,520
Canada2051:179,73517,909
Russia1081:1,334,47394,603
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
England51:11,143,612252,590
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France31:22,140,907385,998
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Pavao (11,544), Paváo (9) & Pavão (2) are calculated separately.

Pavâo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pavâo is carried by more people in Portugal than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Pavao, Paváo or Pavão. For other potential spellings of Pavâo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pavâo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 190,445th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,288,604 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Pavâo reside; 44 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 44 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Portugal, where it is carried by 934 people, or 1 in 11,154. Not including Portugal this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pavao9311,544/
Paváo939/
Pavão932/
Pavo891,959/
Paavo80458/
Pavio80294/
Paveo8073/
Pavoo8034/
Pavuo8026/
Pavoa8025/
Paivo8012/
Piavo802/
Pavyo802/
Pavoe802/
Pavou801/
Paovo801/
Peavo801/
Pavoy801/
Paevo800/
Pav754,512/
Pvo7519/
Peavoy73316/
Pavoux73159/
Paivio7336/
Pavayo7318/
Pavoas7313/
Paveyo737/
Paivao735/
Pavowe731/
Pavoia731/
Payevo731/
Pava6750,982/
Pavy672,745/
Pave672,062/
Pavi671,743/
Pivo67594/
Bavo67431/
Povo67244/
Pavu67171/
Paev67114/
Pyvo67110/
Piav67102/
Pevo6742/
Piavoux6740/
Peav6734/
Payv6728/
Pavé6724/
Puvo6717/
Pauv6710/
Paiv679/
Pahv679/
Pafo677/
Paov677/
Poav672/
Paof672/
Peavyoo672/
Pavê671/
Pvao671/
Hpav671/
Pavè671/
Paví671/
Pvoh671/
Pvuo671/
Pvyo671/
Pfao671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pavâo
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