Pawter Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pawter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Pawter Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Pawter (1) may also be a first name.

Pawter Last Name Facts

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

Pawter occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,316,765th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Pawter is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pawter reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles. Pawter is also the 11,630,812th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 1 people.

Pawter is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Pawter is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 100 percent are found.

Pawter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pawter has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pawter surname declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powter83550/
Pewter83107/
Pavter834/
Pafter830/
Pewther7730/
Pofter671/
Pobter671/
Pfefter621/
Pfeifter571/
Pheffter570/

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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 Pawter
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis