Pawels Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pawels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pawels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
France131:5,109,440259,941
India71:109,580,769786,157
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Pawels Last Name Facts

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

Pawels is most common in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawels? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Pawels are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Pawels is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 3,500,237. In Germany Pawels is most prevalent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 43 percent reside, Bavaria, where 22 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside. Not including Germany it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 26 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Pawels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pawels has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pauwels9221,122/
Pawells929/
Pawelsz921/
Paweles921/
Paels911/
Pauwells8650/
Pauels83742/
Powels83212/
Pavels83107/
Pawils8396/
Pawelz8353/
Paehls833/
Payels830/
Pouwels772,467/
Powells77346/
Pauvels77143/
Pauwelz778/
Paveles776/
Powelss775/
Pauelse772/
Pabeles772/
Pawelce771/
Pauuels771/
Poweles771/
Pauls7313,411/
Poels733,865/
Peels731,226/
Piels73464/
Peals73204/
Peyls7377/
Pails7377/
Puels7334/
Paelz7312/
Pyels732/
Pouwelse71236/
Pauvells712/
Poweless712/
Pouwells712/
Paulse678,037/
Paules671,792/
Pujals671,345/
Poehls67561/
Pieles67322/
Pailes67178/
Pheils67115/
Pavils6752/
Powals6740/
Puyals6735/
Phauls6732/
Powelz6729/
Pouels6726/
Paulls6724/
Poeles6716/
Peales6716/
Powils6714/
Phiels679/
Peijls678/
Peeles677/
Paulst677/
Peules676/
Povels674/
Payles674/
Pueles673/
Paulss672/
Peyles672/
Pheels671/
Poyals671/
Pejols671/
Pavals671/
Paulûs671/
Peeals671/
Pheals671/
Powelless671/
Peiles671/
Pyells670/
Peyels670/
Phails670/

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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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  • 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 Pawels
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