Pauro families are Croats and they are mostly from Pula area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Pula area. In Muntić in Pula area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Pauro.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Pauro live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Muntic in Pula area (30), Pula (15), Marcana in Pula area (<10), Umag (<5), and in Fazana (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Pauro is present in 15 countries worldwide.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
