PAUL is ranked as the 247th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 133,012.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 41.72 people named PAUL for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 92% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named PAUL is
85,315, the rank is 401
and the proportion per 100k Americans named PAUL is 26.78.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
PAUL is
73.8% White,
1.9% Hispanic origin,
16.2% Black,
3.6% Asian or Pacific Islander,
2.6% Two or More Races,
and 1.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name PAUL have a higher likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name PAUL is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PAUL
The state with the most people named
PAUL is
California where
13,382 people have this name.
North Dakota is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named PAUL, as
72.86 in every 100,000
North Dakotans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
North Dakota is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Mississippi
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name PAUL
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
5,663
43.97
99.9%
Indiana
2,934
44.48
99.8%
Iowa
1,469
47.26
99.8%
Kansas
830
28.57
99.3%
Michigan
4,744
47.87
99.9%
Minnesota
2,452
44.94
99.9%
Missouri
519
17.32
97.3%
Nebraska
585
31.08
99.3%
North Dakota
539
72.86
99.5%
Ohio
4,949
42.68
99.9%
South Dakota
345
40.42
99.0%
Wisconsin
3,172
55.09
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name PAUL
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
382
51.89
99.0%
Arizona
2,454
36.45
99.8%
California
13,382
34.49
99.9%
Colorado
2,343
43.75
99.8%
Hawaii
452
31.81
99.2%
Idaho
664
40.6
99.2%
Montana
431
42.15
99.3%
Nevada
1,137
40.06
99.6%
New Mexico
640
30.7
99.0%
Oregon
1,556
39.2
99.7%
Utah
1,101
37.43
99.1%
Washington
3,012
42.66
99.8%
Wyoming
289
49.49
98.9%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name PAUL
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have PAUL as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named PAUL.
The most popular full name is James PAUL.
2.04% of all the people named PAUL
have this given name.
There are 4494 first
names associated with this last name.