All over the world, Pāvels (Павел 
, Paulus 
, Pāvels 
) is a widespread masculine first name. The forename Pāvels is habitual in Russia, where it is a common boy's name, Kazakhstan, and Namibia, where it is a common predominantly boy's, but scarcely female name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Indonesia. Very seldom, Pāvels is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Павел | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Germany, Russia |
| Paulus | Russia, India, Germany, Indonesia, Namibia |
| Pāvels | Latvia |
Pāvels is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Paul the Apostle , the Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65); Paul Atreides , the fictional character from Dune; Pavel Chekov , the fictional character, Star Trek: The Original Series; Paul Bunyan , the fictional character and Paul Stamets , the fictional character from Star Trek multiverse, Star Trek: Discovery, and in many other works.
| pāvels atars Latvian chess player (1904-1977), LV (b. 1904) |
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| pāvels dergačs LV (b. 1912) |
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| pāvels seničevs Latvian sport shooter (1924-1997), LV (b. 1924) |
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| pāvels āboltiņš LV (b. 1916) |
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| pāvels pizāns LV (b. 1919) |
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| pāvels seļivanovs volleyball player, LV (b. 1952) |
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| pāvels veselovs Latvian basketball player, LV (b. 1983) |
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| pāvels tulubjevs Latvian bobsledder, LV (b. 1985) |
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| pāvels murāns Latvian swimmer, LV (b. 1985) |
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| pāvels gumennikovs Latvian film director (b. 1986) |
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| pāvels kovaļovs Latvian athletics competitor (1990-2015), LV (b. 1990) |
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| pāvels švecovs Latvian modern pentathlete (b. 1994) |
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| pāvels pilāts association football player, LV (b. 1997) |
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