Påhls Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Påhls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Påhls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland311:177,31315,564
Sweden201:492,33835,486
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Påhls Last Name Facts

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

The last name Påhls is borne by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Påhls? popularity and diffusion

Påhls is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Påhls live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most common in Finland, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 177,313. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Ostrobothnia, where 97 percent are found and Southern Ostrobothnia, where 3 percent are found. Barring Finland it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 38 percent are found and China, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Påls8940/
Phls893/
Pöhls80885/
Pehls8078/
Pøhls8013/
Phles801/
Pls7543/
Poehls73561/
Paehls733/
Pehels731/
Phlles730/
Phless730/
Pels674,058/
Pils672,799/
Ples672,114/
Püls67201/
Pyls6759/
Pöls679/
Plss673/
Pèls671/
Plse671/

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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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  • 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 Påhls
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