Paws Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Paws Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paws Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Paws (36) may also be a first name.

Paws Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paws occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paws? popularity and diffusion

The surname Paws is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Paws live; 75 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. Paws is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 36 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 5,409,835. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States Paws occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Paws Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Paws has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Paws surname grew 1,340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paws Last Name Statistics demography

Paws earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $47,695 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawse89199/
Pauws8987/
Pawss892/
Pawsh891/
Pawsø891/
Pawws891/
Pawshe80302/
Pauwse805/
Peawse801/
Pews7577/
Pabs7517/
Pows756/
Pavs754/
Pafs753/
Pavse675,399/
Poews671/
Phews671/
Pawch671/
Pfafs671/
Powws671/
Powse671/
Paubs671/
Peavs670/
Pfawz670/
Pavst670/
Phafs670/

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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
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  • 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 Paws
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