Pawlak Surname
Approximately 65,524 people bear this surname
Pawlak Surname Definition:
(Polish) Descendant of little Pawel (small).
Pawlak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 53,234 | 1:714 | 29 |
| United States | 5,753 | 1:63,003 | 7,373 |
| Germany | 2,211 | 1:36,411 | 4,829 |
| France | 1,850 | 1:35,904 | 4,387 |
| Brazil | 902 | 1:237,333 | 9,153 |
| England | 427 | 1:130,487 | 12,922 |
| Canada | 406 | 1:90,753 | 9,966 |
| Australia | 116 | 1:232,722 | 21,885 |
| Norway | 83 | 1:61,955 | 8,821 |
| Sweden | 82 | 1:120,082 | 8,566 |
| Belgium | 81 | 1:141,934 | 20,189 |
| Denmark | 50 | 1:112,894 | 10,491 |
| New Caledonia | 47 | 1:5,877 | 1,249 |
| Ireland | 40 | 1:117,723 | 5,959 |
| Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Iceland | 15 | 1:25,339 | 1,935 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
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).
Pawlak Demographics
Average Male Pawlak Height
178.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pawlak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pawlak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pawlak is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Pawlák. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pawlak? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pawlak is the 8,681st most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 111,219 people. The last name Pawlak is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Pawlak are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 81 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Poland, where it is carried by 53,234 people, or 1 in 714. Besides Poland it is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.
Pawlak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pawlak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pawlak surname rose 28,765 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pawlak Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pawlak last name are 4.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.3% registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawlák | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pawlack | 92 | 247 | / |
| Pawllak | 92 | 2 | / |
| Pawliak | 92 | 1 | / |
| Paawlak | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pawlake | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pavlak | 83 | 2,306 | / |
| Pawlok | 83 | 75 | / |
| Pawłak | 83 | 18 | / |
| Powlak | 83 | 10 | / |
| Pawlac | 83 | 3 | / |
| Pawlax | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pawlaková | 80 | 5 | / |
| Pavliak | 77 | 546 | / |
| Pavlack | 77 | 205 | / |
| Pavlyak | 77 | 156 | / |
| Pawlock | 77 | 7 | / |
| Pavlake | 77 | 3 | / |
| Powliak | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pasvlak | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pavleak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pawlosk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Powlyak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pawliok | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pawloske | 71 | 45 | / |
| Pavlyakh | 71 | 11 | / |
| Pavlacke | 71 | 4 | / |
| Paublack | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pavlák | 67 | 236 | / |
| Pavlok | 67 | 49 | / |
| Pavlac | 67 | 44 | / |
| Pavlakova | 67 | 44 | / |
| Povlak | 67 | 32 | / |
| Pavlaková | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pawláková | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pablok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pawłok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pawlioske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pavlax | 67 | 1 | / |
| Powellack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Powlok | 67 | 0 | / |
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