Pawlis Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Pawlis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pawlis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Pawliš (1) & Pawliś (1) are calculated separately.

Pawlis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pawlis is found most frequently in Poland. It can be found as: Pawliš or Pawliś. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pawlis.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawlis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Pawlis reside; 61 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 61 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Pawlis is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,455,341. Not including Poland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Pawlis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pawlis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pawlis surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawliš941/
Pawliś941/
Pawlisz92643/
Pawlish9289/
Pawlise921/
Pawlisch8693/
Pavlis832,597/
Pawlic83103/
Powlis8378/
Pablis8318/
Pawles836/
Pawlij831/
Pawlitsch8014/
Pawlische801/
Pavlish77527/
Pawlicz77115/
Pawless7754/
Powlish7730/
Pawlich7728/
Pavlisz7717/
Pauwles774/
Pawliez774/
Pawlesh773/
Pawleys773/
Pavliss772/
Pavlijs771/
Payvlish7116/
Pavlisch7116/
Pawleicz712/
Pavlisce711/
Pawloitz711/
Pawloicz711/
Pavloits711/
Pawletts710/
Pavlič672,691/
Powles672,664/
Pavlic672,125/
Pavlisová67765/
Pavliš67475/
Pables6743/
Pavlische6734/
Pavlisova6721/
Pavles6720/
Pavlij6713/
Povlis6712/
Pawlytsch677/
Pawlec676/
Pabliz673/
Pavlys672/
Pavlishch671/
Pawlej671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pawlis
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