Pawelak Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Pawelak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pawelak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5471:69,48610,887
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Austria181:473,08046,251
France141:4,744,480251,814
England121:4,643,172139,951
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Pawelak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pawelak is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawelak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pawelak is the 470,770th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,220,962 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Pawelak are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Pawelak is most commonly used in Poland, where it is carried by 547 people, or 1 in 69,486. Outside of Poland this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Pawelak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pawelak surname are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.63% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pawelak earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.12% less than the national average, earning $39,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.41% less than the national average, earning $35,567 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawelack932/
Paelak921/
Pavelak8690/
Pawilak867/
Pawalak863/
Powelak861/
Pawełak861/
Pawelac861/
Pavelack8018/
Pielak771,850/
Paulak77112/
Paylak7722/
Pailak7722/
Paelok7713/
Pejlak775/
Paleak775/
Powellack751/
Pavilak7182/
Pielack7156/
Pauliak7129/
Pavelák7121/
Pavolak7120/
Pavelac7119/
Paulhak7116/
Peyelak718/
Paulack718/
Pavalak715/
Pavelok712/
Phajelahak711/
Pailake711/
Piejlak711/
Phaelok711/
Peilaks711/
Piyalak711/
Pevelak711/
Povalak711/
Payalak711/
Paulaik711/
Pavelock67131/
Pavilack6779/
Pehalakh6728/
Pavelosk6715/
Peulausk678/
Peaslack673/
Paullack672/
Pawilosk671/
Palleake671/
Paulaëck671/
Pavilake671/
Pavolyak671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pawelak
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