Pa'ai Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Pa'ai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pa'ai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Pa'ai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pa'ai Come From? nationality or country of origin

Pa'ai is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pa'ai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pa'ai is the 6,360,413th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Pa'ai occurs mostly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Pa'ai reside; 89 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 78 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Pa'ai is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 71 percent are found, Gulf, where 14 percent are found and New Ireland, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 11 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Paaij8049/
Pai'i8016/
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Paaid804/
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Pa'ie801/
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Paaia801/
Pa'ei801/
Paait801/
Pai7568,548/
Paa758,304/
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Pau'ia737/
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Phaaij731/
Paahai731/
Paaijs731/
Paiaia731/
Paya6779,269/
Pais6755,809/
Paiz6729,822/
Phai6723,483/
Pait6717,687/
Paja6714,151/
Paat6710,026/
Paas675,504/
Paha674,835/
Payi673,831/
Paiu673,413/
Paap673,083/
Paji671,988/
Paia671,323/
Paid671,137/
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Paio67702/
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Paay67383/
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Paip67195/
Paih67156/
Paii67136/
Paaz67102/
Paaß6794/
Paad6790/
Paij6788/
Pața6766/
Ppaa6729/
Phaa6729/
Pu'a6720/
Paiy6716/
Pgai6716/
Ppai6715/
Paiš6714/
Po'a679/
Pașa677/
Pahajiy675/
Vpai673/
Paaa673/
P'Ae673/
Hpai673/
Pahahei673/
Pa'e673/
Pfai672/
Bpai672/
Phaahia672/
Hpaa672/
P'Au671/
Phaahie671/
Bpaa671/
Pe'a671/
Paiã671/
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Paaj671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pa'ai
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