Paw Surname
Approximately 10,582 people bear this surname
Paw Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the peacock'; Anglo-Saxon pawe, Latin pauo. Cock is excrescent; compare peahen; v. Pea, Pay, or Poe.
Alan Pawe, Close Roll, 5 Edward II.
Paw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,086 | 1:187,730 | 11,407 |
| Myanmar | 3,966 | 1:13,096 | 326 |
| Poland | 1,098 | 1:34,616 | 5,344 |
| United States | 473 | 1:766,298 | 59,625 |
| Indonesia | 248 | 1:533,263 | 43,166 |
| England | 186 | 1:299,559 | 22,824 |
| Malaysia | 82 | 1:359,686 | 19,062 |
| Thailand | 62 | 1:1,139,328 | 167,850 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Philippines | 38 | 1:2,664,164 | 134,326 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Belize | 20 | 1:17,774 | 1,683 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 66 | 1:760,889 | 48,111 |
Paw (64,950) may also be a first name.
Paw Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the peacock'; Anglo-Saxon pawe, Latin pauo. Cock is excrescent; compare peahen; v. Pea, Pay, or Poe.
Alan Pawe, Close Roll, 5 Edward II.
(Anglo-Latin) a nickname and sign-name from the Peacock [Middle English pawe, Old English páwa, Latin pauo, a peacock] Cp. Pay(e.
A corruption of Paul. Hence Pawson.
Paw Demographics
Paw Political Affiliation
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Paw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Paw (Oriya: ପାୱ, Tibetan: དཔའ་བོ་) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Paw? popularity and diffusion
It is the 48,685th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 688,674 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Paw live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 14,817th most common first name worldwide It is held by 64,950 people.
This surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 4,086 people, or 1 in 187,730. In India it is most prevalent in: Assam, where 94 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 3 percent reside and Arunachal Pradesh, where 2 percent reside. Not including India this surname is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 37 percent reside and Poland, where 10 percent reside.
Paw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Paw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Paw surname increased 717 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 715 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Paw Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Paw last name are 8.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.29% registered with the party.
The amount Paw earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.42% less than the national average, earning $40,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.29% more than the national average, earning $51,813 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawe | 86 | 5,799 | / |
| Pauw | 86 | 2,893 | / |
| Phaw | 86 | 148 | / |
| Pahw | 86 | 70 | / |
| Paaw | 86 | 21 | / |
| Paiw | 86 | 19 | / |
| Peaw | 86 | 7 | / |
| Paww | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pfaw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pajw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bpaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pawf | 86 | 0 | / |
| Phawe | 75 | 1,073 | / |
| Pauws | 75 | 87 | / |
| Paiwe | 75 | 80 | / |
| Peawe | 75 | 49 | / |
| Pauwe | 75 | 40 | / |
| Pahaw | 75 | 7 | / |
| Paawe | 75 | 7 | / |
| Phaiw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pashw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pawsø | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pawsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pawws | 75 | 1 | / |
| Passw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pawch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pajwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfawz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pav | 67 | 4,512 | / |
| Pow | 67 | 4,447 | / |
| Paf | 67 | 461 | / |
| Pab | 67 | 438 | / |
| Pheawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phauwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pawowa | 67 | 1 | / |
Paw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paw in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାୱ | pawa | - |
| Paw in the Tibetan language | ||
| དཔའ་བོ་ | pawo | 42.86 |
| དཔའུ་ | pa'u | 28.57 |
| དཔའོ། | pao | 14.29 |
| པའུ་ | pa'u | 14.29 |
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