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
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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 more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paw? popularity and diffusion
The surname Paw is the 48,685th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 688,674 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Paw reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 38 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Paw is also the 14,817th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 64,950 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 4,086 people, or 1 in 187,730. In India Paw is primarily found in: Assam, where 94 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 3 percent are found and Arunachal Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Barring India this surname occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in Myanmar, where 37 percent are found and Poland, where 10 percent are found.
Paw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Paw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 holding the Paw surname are 8.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.29% registered to vote for the political 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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