Pawlak Surname

8,681st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Pawlak Surname Definition:

(Polish) Descendant of little Pawel (small).

Pawlak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland53,2341:71429
United States5,7531:63,0037,373
Germany2,2111:36,4114,829
France1,8501:35,9044,387
Brazil9021:237,3339,153
England4271:130,48712,922
Canada4061:90,7539,966
Australia1161:232,72221,885
Norway831:61,9558,821
Sweden821:120,0828,566
Belgium811:141,93420,189
Denmark501:112,89410,491
New Caledonia471:5,8771,249
Ireland401:117,7235,959
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Iceland151:25,3391,935
Wales81:386,81619,671
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Pawlák (1) are calculated separately.

Pawlak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Descendant of little Pawel (small).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pawlak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pawlak is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Pawlák. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawlak? popularity and diffusion

Pawlak is the 8,681st most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 111,219 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Pawlak live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Pawlak is most numerous in Poland, where it is carried by 53,234 people, or 1 in 714. Excluding Poland this last name exists in 54 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Pawlak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pawlak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pawlak last name expanded 28,765 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pawlak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pawlak surname are 4.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.3% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pawlak earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.69% less than the national average, earning 257,183 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.73% more than the national average, earning $48,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.41% more than the national average, earning $53,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawlák941/
Pawlack92247/
Pawllak922/
Pawliak921/
Paawlak921/
Pawlake921/
Pavlak832,306/
Pawlok8375/
Pawłak8318/
Powlak8310/
Pawlac833/
Pawlax832/
Pawlaková805/
Pavliak77546/
Pavlack77205/
Pavlyak77156/
Pawlock777/
Pavlake773/
Powliak772/
Pasvlak772/
Pavleak771/
Pawlosk771/
Powlyak771/
Pawliok771/
Pawloske7145/
Pavlyakh7111/
Pavlacke714/
Paublack711/
Pavlák67236/
Pavlok6749/
Pavlac6744/
Pavlakova6744/
Povlak6732/
Pavlaková677/
Pawláková672/
Pablok671/
Pawłok671/
Pawlioske671/
Pavlax671/
Powellack671/
Powlok670/

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