Paaya Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Paaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 178 | 1:219,322 | 17,083 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
Paaya (25) may also be a first name.
Paaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Paaya (Oriya: ପାୟା) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Paaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paaya? popularity and diffusion
Paaya is the 1,140,742nd most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Paaya are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.
The last name Paaya is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 219,322. In Uganda Paaya is primarily found in: Kaliro District, where 76 percent reside, Kibuku District, where 11 percent reside and Buyende District, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Paaya is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାୟା | paya | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Paaya
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