Payton Forename
94,671st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 5,131 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hong Kong
Payton Forename User-submission:
Peyton or Payton is an English male and female given name, which comes from a surname derived from a place name meaning 'Pœga's town' in Old English. It can also means 'fighting man's estate'.
Payton Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 57% | 3,061 | 1:118,437 | 4,997 |
| Hong Kong | - | 849 | 1:9,132 | 801 |
| China | - | 729 | 1:1,873,876 | 41,571 |
| Singapore | - | 231 | 1:27,217 | 4,304 |
| Canada | 100% | 74 | 1:447,748 | 12,278 |
| Turkey | 100% | 45 | 1:1,728,927 | 13,212 |
| Thailand | 69% | 27 | 1:2,595,030 | 64,663 |
| DR Congo | 75% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| England | 100% | 9 | 1:6,178,102 | 52,254 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| Russia | - | 6 | 1:24,038,951 | 65,699 |
| Zambia | - | 6 | 1:2,642,466 | 23,928 |
| South Africa | 50% | 5 | 1:10,906,530 | 170,325 |
| Philippines | 100% | 5 | 1:21,201,895 | 240,180 |
| India | 100% | 4 | 1:303,719,493 | 2,628,057 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Brazil | - | 2 | 1:107,118,077 | 571,487 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Czechia | 100% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Germany | 81% | 2 | 1:48,338,938 | 72,742 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| France | 100% | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Colombia | 100% | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Jamaica | 100% | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
Payton (33,396) may also be a surname.
Payton Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Peyton or Payton is an English male and female given name, which comes from a surname derived from a place name meaning 'Pœga's town' in Old English. It can also means 'fighting man's estate'.
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