The Paulo surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,388 people carried this name — #19,469 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 212,800 people counted. That is down 1% from 1,397 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 378 people named Paulo live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
247 people named Paulo live in Switzerland.
They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 235 people named Paulo.
59 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often La Réunion.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
41 people named Paulo have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 76 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 32 people named Paulo live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
24 people named Paulo is counted in Finland.
Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Paulo,
with a public archive behind them.
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Walter H. Paulo 1902–1984 · politician -
Tuala Paulo d. 1979 · civil servant
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Reko Paulo 1891–1957 · restaurateur
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Reko Paulo 1891–1957 · restaurateur
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Albano Paulo 1906–1982 · association football coach
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Leopoldina Ferreira Paulo 1908–1996 · anthropologist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Paulo.
- Pauletto 108 · U.S. census
- Pauli 2,104 · U.S. census
- Paulic 102 · U.S. census
- Paulin 3,689 · U.S. census
- Pauline 872 · U.S. census
- Paulino 11,500 · U.S. census
- Pauls 2,958 · U.S. census
- Paulus 5,171 · U.S. census
- Pauly 3,235 · U.S. census
- Paumier 214 · U.S. census
- Paur 219 · U.S. census
- Paus 249 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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