Pawolek Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Pawolek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pawolek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Pawolek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pawolek is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pawolek.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawolek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pawolek reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Poland, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,055,799. Aside from Poland Pawolek exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 5 percent live and Belgium, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawollek9377/
Pawolleck8846/
Pawelek861,331/
Pawołek8644/
Pavolek869/
Pawalek867/
Pawolik861/
Pawellek80656/
Paweleck8051/
Pawallek801/
Pawelleck7522/
Pawełek713,779/
Pavelek711,297/
Pawalec7128/
Pevalek7121/
Powolik7113/
Pavolik7111/
Pawelik714/
Pavalek713/
Pavolec712/
Pawałek711/
Pawulik711/
Powollik6769/
Paveleck6718/
Pavolick6711/
Powellek672/
Powallek671/
Pavalekh671/
Pauvelek671/

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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 Pawolek
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