How Many People Are Named Paul Zappala?

There are approximately 2 people named Paul Zappala living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Paul with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Zappala. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 171,377,169 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Paul

Last Name

Zappala

Paul: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Paul. The peak year was 1957 with 27,075 births. The average person named Paul today is 59 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Paul

In the 2020 Census, the first name Paul was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.32%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (6.53%) and Black (5.49%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Paul in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Paul rose or fell over time.

White

82.32%

Black

5.49%

Hispanic

6.53%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.98%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.50%

Two or More Races

2.18%

Ancestry of the Zappala Surname

The surname Zappala was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Zappala in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

89.14%

Hispanic

8.36%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.56%

Two or More Races

1.95%

How we calculated this

The first name "Paul" has an estimated frequency of 0.254% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Zappala" appears at a rate of 0.24 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Paul are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 2 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Paul

Paul Smith Paul Johnson Paul Williams Paul Brown Paul Jones Paul Garcia Paul Miller Paul Davis

Other people with the surname Zappala

Michael Zappala James Zappala Robert Zappala David Zappala John Zappala William Zappala Sebastian Zappala

Paul Zappala: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Paul Zappala?

We estimate approximately 2 people named Paul Zappala are alive in the United States today. The first name Paul is shared by 870,452 Americans, and the surname Zappala is shared by 823.

How rare is the name Paul Zappala?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. The first name Paul is very common and the surname Zappala is very rare.

Is Paul a male or female name?

Paul is predominantly male, with 99.6% of bearers being male and 0.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1957 and the average bearer today is 59 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Paul?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Paul was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.32%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (6.53%) and Black (5.49%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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