País Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Uruguay

País Surname Definition:

From the latin "pagus" - region, place and canton - with the connotation also of villager, peasant, rustic, uncultured, country-hick.

País Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

The alternate forms: Pais (55,809), Païs (19), Paìs (2), Paiš (14) & Páis (1) are calculated separately.

País Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the latin "pagus" - region, place and canton - with the connotation also of villager, peasant, rustic, uncultured, country-hick.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

País Last Name Facts

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

The surname País is carried by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Pais, Païs, Paìs, Paiš or Páis. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name País? popularity and diffusion

País is the 3,602,217th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name País is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of País are found; 53 percent are found in South America and 40 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Spain, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 5,844,004. In Spain it is most frequent in: Canary Islands, where 25 percent are found, Castile and León, where 25 percent are found and Catalonia, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Spain it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and Chile, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pais9255,809/
Païs9219/
Paìs922/
Pas8613,765/
Paiš8314/
Páis831/
Paes7578,879/
Pass7512,648/
Paas755,504/
Paus755,467/
Pase754,494/
Pash752,790/
Pays752,222/
Pasc751,455/
Pats751,335/
Past751,230/
Peas751,003/
Phas75295/
Pasz75250/
Pahs75186/
Pads75140/
Pasd7522/
Hpas756/
Ppas756/
Paíz754/
Pazs753/
Paës752/
Pasx752/
Pajs752/
Paxs751/
Pasj751/
Pasp751/
Bpas751/
Pease6720,391/
Passe679,693/
Payas676,458/
Pasch675,207/
Pojas674,445/
Payes673,498/
Pause673,483/
Piyas672,842/
Payos672,034/
Peash671,820/
Pajes671,515/
Paizs671,218/
Paius671,198/
Paust671,040/
Paias671,027/
Peyas67742/
Paays67717/
Paais67615/
Paish67506/
Pejas67503/
Paysh67477/
Paass67436/
Pieas67365/
Pfaus67364/
Paise67354/
Pajas67342/
Pashe67335/
Paszt67330/
Payis67319/
Paats67317/
Paist67294/
Peats67279/
Patts67234/
Phase67233/
Pausz67206/
Pahus67190/
Paush67182/
Paios67173/
Pujas67159/
Pajus67127/
Paues67117/
Paase67114/
Pauts67110/
Pauss67105/
Patse67102/
Poyas6788/
Pyjas6788/
Poias6783/
Pahas6779/
Payus6778/
Pijas6773/
Pajos6767/
Puyas6760/
Paiss6748/
Padse6745/
Phais6737/
Payst6735/
Paies6734/
Pajzs6732/
Payse6731/
Phast6729/
Phass6729/
Peňas6726/
Pahys6724/
Puias6723/
Paesh6722/
Payts6716/
Payés6716/
Paast6713/
Pasht6710/
Paths6710/
Pashs6710/
Pashh6710/
Pajis6710/
Payás6710/
Paezs678/
Pehas678/
Phash677/
Pasce677/
Paisz677/
Pashd676/
Phaes676/
Paash675/
Písch675/
Padst674/
Pfass674/
Passt674/
Phaas674/
Peias674/
Paiis674/
Pahsh674/
Peasc673/
Paits673/
Pajés673/
Phats673/
Peast672/
Peads672/
Phaus672/
Patsh672/
Passh672/
Pahst672/
Payàs672/
Pauzs671/
Peasd671/
Peasz671/
Pasds671/
Ppais671/
Phays671/
Padds671/
Phads671/
Peahs671/
Paids671/
Hpays671/
Payès671/
Pazhs671/
Pasjs671/
Pashz671/
Paičs671/
Peazs671/
Paxxs671/
Paszx671/
Pawes670/
Ppash670/
Peass670/
Pheas670/
Pauds670/

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