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The surname Pavia

A surname, carried by 2,126 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P100

Pavia: #14,137 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Pavia #14,137, 2,126 people Pavia: #14,137 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pavia #14,137, 2,126 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pavia is more common than 91.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,126 people named Pavia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 145,224 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,715.

#14,137
rank among US surnames
2,126
people in 2010
0.7
per 100,000 Americans
+24%
change since 2000 (was #15,648)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#14,137Pavia2,126145,224
#14,139Fujii2,125145,292

Who is named Pavia

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

52% of people named Pavia identified as white (not Hispanic), 43% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

  • White (not Hispanic) 52%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 43%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.3%
  • Two or more races 1.6%
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 Pavia

Pavia 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 Pavia?
2,126 people in the United States had the surname Pavia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,224 Americans. It ranked 14,137th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pavia?
In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Pavia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 43% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Pavia getting more or less common?
More common. 1,715 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,126 in 2010, up 24%.