Paanya Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Paanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1611:12,6252,801
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Paanya (69) may also be a first name.

Paanya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Paanya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Paanya occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paanya? popularity and diffusion

Paanya is the 1,276,805th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. Paanya is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Paanya are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 69 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 12,625. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 43 percent are found, Leribe District, where 33 percent are found and Berea District, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Paanya Last Name Statistics demography

Paanya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.87% less than the national average, earning R 45,468 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paanyas921/
Panya9130,755/
Phanya83648/
Panyap8312/
Panyad8311/
Panyah8310/
Pannya8310/
Paynya839/
Panjya838/
Paanea837/
Panhya835/
Paanja835/
Panyha832/
Panyae831/
Paanha831/
Panyaj831/
Painya831/
Panyaat7759/
Panyaai7744/
Panaiya779/
Panayia777/
Panyaha774/
Panyach773/
Paneiya772/
Paanhay771/
Pahania771/
Panayya771/
Phanhya771/
Panyaad771/
Panyo732,878/
Ponya73735/
Pónya73409/
Pánya73183/
Panyaaut7114/
Panyahai715/
Pannayya714/
Panaaiya713/
Panhaiya711/
Pahannja711/
Panyathp711/
Panyaout711/
Panyaoud711/
Panyaaud711/
Uampanya711/
Panaayai711/
Pahagnas711/
Panhay67448/
Panjay6774/
Panhey6766/
Phonya6766/
Phanha6766/
Panyoy6761/
Phania6736/
Panyod6723/
Poonya6722/
Panyoo6720/
Pagney6714/
Panyos6713/
Phanyo6710/
Ponyah679/
Panjoy678/
Panjaa678/
Paanio677/
Phanja676/
Peanea674/
Panjey674/
Ponnya674/
Panhoy673/
Paniay672/
Pounya671/
Paneay671/
Paagno671/
Pannyaaut671/
Pagnay671/
Peanha671/
Peanyo671/
Ponyaa671/
Ponyea670/

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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 Paanya
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