Across the world, Paval (Paulus 
, Paval 
, Павал 
) is a common principally male, but very seldom girly first name. The forename Paval is habitual in Namibia, where it is a common principally masculine, but very infrequently feminine name, Indonesia, where it is quite a common male name, and South Africa. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Indonesia, India, and South Africa. Likewise, Paval is the last name as well as the forename.
Paval is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Paulus | South Africa, Indonesia, Germany, India, Namibia |
| Paval | United States, Germany, India, Brazil, Romania |
| Павал | Ukraine, Russia |
| Pavăl | Romania |
Paval is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Paul the Apostle , the Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65); Pavel Chekov , the fictional character, Star Trek: The Original Series; Paulus Atreides , the fictional character from Dune universe; Pavel Korchagin , the fictional character from ''How the Steel Was Tempered'', Pavel Korchagin and Pavel Afanasyevich Famusov , character in Woe from Wit, among other works.