Padayachi Surname

394,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Padayachi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Padayachi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5541:97,79411,890
India2871:2,672,70283,436
England161:3,482,379114,324
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Mauritius71:184,7748,416
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Padayachi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Padayachi (Marathi: पडायची) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Padayachi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Padayachi is the 394,847th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,151,617 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Padayachi are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Padayachi is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 554 people, or 1 in 97,794. In South Africa Padayachi is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 63 percent live, Gauteng, where 28 percent live and Western Cape, where 5 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 32 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Padayachi Last Name Statistics demography

Padayachi earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 120.57% more than the national average, earning R 524,148 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Padayachi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Padayachi in the Marathi language
पडायचीpadayaci31.15
पदयाचीpadayaci12.46
पडयाचीpadayaci11.8
पदायचीpadayaci7.87
पाडायाचीpadayaci5.9
पडायाचीpadayaci5.25
पाडयचीpadayaci3.93
पाडायचीpadayaci2.62
पदयचीpadayaci1.97
पिडयाचीpidayaci1.97
पडीयाचीpadiyaci1.97
पदायाचीpadayaci1.31
पंडयाचीpandayaci1.31
पाडयाचीpadayaci1.31
पंदायाचीpandayaci0.66
पडासीpadasi0.66
पडांचीpadanci0.66
पडायाछीpadayachi0.66
्डयाचीdayaci0.66
पदयेpadaye0.66
पडयाचाीpadayacai0.66
पडीयायीpadiyayi0.66
पदयिचpadayica0.66
पादायचीpadayaci0.66
पडयाचpadayaca0.66
पदयािचpadayaica0.66
पादयाचीpadayaci0.66

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Padayachi
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