Paúl Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Paúl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 94 | 1:110,832 | 5,195 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Paül (7) are calculated separately.
Paúl (141) may also be a first name.
Paúl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paúl Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Paúl is more commonly found in Portugal than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Paül. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Paúl? popularity and diffusion
The surname Paúl is the 1,478,479th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name Paúl occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Paúl live; 82 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 82 percent live in Iberian Europe. Paúl is also the 778,371st most common first name in the world. It is borne by 141 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Portugal, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 110,832. Excluding Portugal it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 16 percent reside and Mexico, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paül | 92 | 7 | / |
| Paol | 75 | 285 | / |
| Payol | 67 | 155 | / |
| Paiol | 67 | 39 | / |
| Paoul | 67 | 35 | / |
| Pașol | 67 | 32 | / |
| Pajol | 67 | 24 | / |
| Paaul | 67 | 19 | / |
| Poaul | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pauol | 67 | 12 | / |
| Paolì | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phaol | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paolh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peaol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paaol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paoll | 67 | 0 | / |
| Phahol | 60 | 30 | / |
| Paayol | 60 | 7 | / |
| Paoule | 60 | 6 | / |
| Péault | 60 | 5 | / |
| Paijul | 60 | 4 | / |
| Pagiul | 60 | 3 | / |
| Phaool | 60 | 1 | / |
| Pahoul | 60 | 1 | / |
| Phaoul | 60 | 1 | / |
| Phayol | 60 | 1 | / |
| Paihol | 60 | 1 | / |
| Paoole | 60 | 1 | / |
| Paoell | 60 | 1 | / |
| Pajjol | 60 | 1 | / |
| Phaijul | 55 | 12 | / |
| Pahaaol | 55 | 2 | / |
| Poohaul | 55 | 1 | / |
| Pahoule | 55 | 1 | / |
| Pahaool | 55 | 1 | / |
| Phaijull | 50 | 4 | / |
| Phajiull | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Paúl
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