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
The surname Paaya (Oriya: ପାୟା) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Paaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Paaya is the 1,140,742nd most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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. Paaya is also the 2,136,160th most common first name in the world, held by 25 people.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 219,322. In Uganda Paaya is most prevalent in: Kaliro District, where 76 percent reside, Kibuku District, where 11 percent reside and Buyende District, where 5 percent reside. Barring Uganda Paaya occurs in one country. It also occurs 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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