Pawlik Surname

17,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Pawlik Surname Definition:

(Polish) Descendant of little Pawel (small).

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Pawlik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland23,6081:1,610119
Germany3,6581:22,0082,916
United States2,5741:140,81514,634
Austria5121:16,6322,492
France3361:197,68730,742
England2501:222,87218,741
Canada2371:155,46715,773
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
Denmark781:72,3687,171
Australia521:519,14839,018
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Norway481:107,13114,344
Hungary461:213,39717,734
Sweden441:223,79015,522
Czechia361:295,37437,799
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Pawlík (4) are calculated separately.

Pawlik (38) may also be a first name.

Pawlik 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

User-submitted Reference

Paflik is the Germanised form of Pavlik or Pawlik, which is composed of the Slavic version of the name Paul with the Slavic suffix -ik. Paul derives from the Latin name Paulus, which means 'the small one'.

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Pawlik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pawlik occurs most in Poland. It can be found in the variant forms: Pawlík. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawlik? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 17,403rd most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 228,808 people. The surname Pawlik is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Pawlik reside; 74 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Pawlik is also the 1,662,754th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 38 people.

This last name is most widely held in Poland, where it is borne by 23,608 people, or 1 in 1,610. Without taking into account Poland it is found in 52 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Pawlik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pawlik has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pawlik surname expanded 14,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pawlik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pawlik are 1.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pawlik earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.88% less than the national average, earning 228,831 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 6.34% less than the national average, earning R 222,576 per year; in United States they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $43,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning $51,436 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawlík944/
Pawlick92659/
Pawliuk92292/
Pauwlik9228/
Pawluik9219/
Pawllik922/
Pawliok921/
Pawliske8629/
Pawlicke8625/
Pawlitke8610/
Pavlik8311,225/
Pawluk836,016/
Pawlyk83483/
Pawlic83103/
Pawlek83100/
Pawlig8325/
Powlik8321/
Pawłik832/
Pawljk831/
Pawliková8048/
Pawlikova802/
Pavlick772,237/
Pavliuk77215/
Pawluck7778/
Powlick7755/
Pawleck7734/
Pauvlik7715/
Pavliks7710/
Pavlikh773/
Pavlike772/
Pavluik771/
Pavlizke718/
Pawlicsz716/
Pavlieck714/
Pavlicke712/
D'Pavlik711/
Pavhlick711/
Pavlyk6710,073/
Pavlík677,966/
Pavlikova674,376/
Pavlic672,125/
Pavlek671,145/
Pavliková671,103/
Pawłyk6756/
Pawluc6743/
Pawlicová6742/
Povlik6720/
Pavlék6713/
Pawlec676/
Powlyk675/
Powluk672/
Powlek672/
Pawlíková671/
Pawłuk671/
Poblik670/

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