The surname Pavel is derived from the given name Pavel, which is the Slavic form of the name Paul. Paul was originally derived from the Latin word Paulus, which meant small. The popularity of the given name Paul is a result of the widespread devotion to the apostle St. Paul and also to the frequency of the surname among the Roman pontiffs, six of whom to date have been named Pope Paul. In Eastern Europe, the name was common because of the Russian Tsar Paul I, who was Tsar from 1754 to 1801.
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Contemporary Notables of the name Pavel (post 1700)
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Petr Pavel (b. 1961), Czech politician and retired army general
Pavel Pavel (b. 1957), Czech engineer and experimental archaeologist
Ondrej Pavel (b. 2000), Czech professional ice hockey forward
Marcel Pavel (b. 1959), Romanian folk music singer
Harry Pavel (b. 1951), German wheelchair curler
Ernst Pavel, Romanian sprint canoeist, he competed in the early 1970s
Elisabeth Pavel (b. 1990), Romanian professional female basketball player
Claudia Pavel (b. 1984), also known as Claudia Cream or simply Cream, Romanian pop singer and dancer
Andrei Pavel (b. 1974), Romanian tennis coach and former professional tennis player
