Pawelec Surname

42,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Pawelec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pawelec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland11,3931:3,336332
United States2721:1,332,57092,890
France2241:296,53045,363
England861:647,88437,755
Canada741:497,91342,460
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Norway161:321,39331,311
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Pawelec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pawelec occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawelec? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 42,577th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 595,777 people. Pawelec is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Pawelec live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Pawelec is most numerous in Poland, where it is borne by 11,393 people, or 1 in 3,336. Besides Poland it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Pawelec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pawelec last name are 2.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pawelec earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 46.59% less than the national average, earning 184,847 kr per year; in Peru they earn 38.49% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,923 per year; in United States they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $42,551 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.47% less than the national average, earning $46,966 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawelecz9324/
Pavelec86769/
Pawelic8659/
Pawełec867/
Powelec864/
Paweletz8050/
Pawelich801/
Pawelletz7511/
Pavelic71426/
Pavelecová715/
Pavelecova711/
Pavelich67649/
Pavelets67108/
Paveletz6741/
Pavelici6726/
Pavelych6711/
Pawaletz6710/
Pawilojc672/

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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 Pawelec
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