How common is the surname Pavao?

1,876 people in the United States had the surname Pavao in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,577 Americans. It ranked 15,589th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Pavao getting more or less common?

More common. 1,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,876 in 2010, up 9.5%.

Is Pavao also a first name?

Yes. Pavao is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Pavao

A surname, carried by 1,876 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pavao is more common than 90.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,876 people named Pavao in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 164,577 Americans. That is up 9.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,714.

#15,589

rank among US surnames

1,876

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+9.5%

change since 2000 (was #15,652)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,589	Blass	1,876	164,577
#15,595	Puffer	1,875	164,664

Who is named Pavao

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Pavao identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.5% as two or more races and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Two or more races 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pavao

Pavao has the Soundex code P100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P100.

Questions

How common is the surname Pavao?: 1,876 people in the United States had the surname Pavao in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,577 Americans. It ranked 15,589th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pavao?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Pavao identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.5% as two or more races.
Is the surname Pavao getting more or less common?: More common. 1,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,876 in 2010, up 9.5%.
Is Pavao also a first name?: Yes. Pavao is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.