Paha Surname

98,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Paha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1,4641:15,7591,231
Ghana1,2471:21,6692,663
Thailand7681:91,97712,921
India5351:1,433,76754,685
Indonesia4271:309,71727,380
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
England141:3,979,861125,553
Hungary131:755,09840,181
China101:136,732,1577,199
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Paha (1,932) may also be a first name.

Paha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paha (Hindi: पाहा, Marathi: पहा, Oriya: ପାହା) has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 98,085th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,507,248 people. The last name Paha is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Paha are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Paha is also the 172,614th most frequently held first name globally, held by 1,932 people.

This surname is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 1,464 people, or 1 in 15,759. In The Ivory Coast Paha is mostly concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 60 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 20 percent reside and Bas-Sassandra District, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 26 percent reside and Thailand, where 16 percent reside.

Paha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Paha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Paha last name grew 6,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paha Last Name Statistics demography

Paha earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.93% more than the national average, earning $51,317 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phaha891,045/
Pahay89226/
Pahau89160/
Pahai89114/
Pahaa8927/
Hpaha8919/
Pahah8912/
Paaha893/
Pahaj891/
Pahaz891/
Pha8690,975/
Paa868,304/
Pah865,303/
Pahash8046/
Pahach8012/
Pahatz808/
Pahaja805/
Paahat804/
Pahowa801/
Paňaha801/
Paahai801/
Phat7550,516/
Phai7523,483/
Paat7510,026/
Phap759,842/
Pach756,940/
Paas755,504/
Phad753,181/
Paap753,083/
Pash752,790/
Phay751,895/
Pahu751,469/
Phau751,347/
Paai75658/
Paľa75423/
Paay75383/
Paah75325/
Phas75295/
Padh75239/
Pahs75186/
Pauh75165/
Paih75156/
Paaz75102/
Paaß7594/
Paad7590/
Pa'a7586/
Pața7566/
Paph7532/
Ppaa7529/
Phaa7529/
Phah7525/
Pahz7524/
Pahy7522/
Phaj7513/
Pajh758/
Pașa757/
Phaz754/
Paaa753/
Pfah752/
Payh752/
Hpaa752/
Bpha752/
Ppha752/
Phha751/
Bpah751/
Pfha751/
Pfaa751/
Paaj751/
Vpah751/
Vpha751/
Bpaa751/
Pahahei733/
Phahajh731/
Pahhova731/
Peahova731/
Pa67380,078/
Peach6718,146/
Patch677,871/
Peash671,820/
Paays67717/
Pauch67672/
Paydh67632/
Paais67615/
Phaup67578/
Paish67506/
Paysh67477/
Paich67469/
Paass67436/
Pacht67355/
Paats67317/
Paatz67302/
Paaya67211/
Peadh67189/
Paush67182/
Phaij67119/
Payht6792/
Pachh6769/
Phaut6761/
Phaat6759/
Phajh6750/
Phatt6750/
Paaij6749/
Phahu6748/
Paowa6746/
Phach6745/
Paidh6741/
Paych6740/
Phais6737/
Paijh6736/
Phast6729/
Phass6729/
Phaph6727/
Paaja6727/
Ppaad6724/
Pahys6724/
Paudh6720/
Paahe6720/
Phadd6718/
Pağaç6718/
Ppoha6716/
Phadh6713/
Paast6713/
Paheu6711/
Pa'ad6711/
Phatp6711/
Pasht6710/
Paths6710/
Pashs6710/
Pashh6710/
Pahey6710/
Pa'ai679/
Phash677/
Pashd676/
Phadt676/
Ppauh676/
Phaud675/
Pahdh675/
Paash675/
Phaid675/
Pahuh675/
Paaye675/
Pathh675/
Pahei675/
Paľaš675/
Pachì675/
Bpaah674/
Phaas674/
Pa'ah674/
Pahsh674/
Paaid674/
Paova673/
Paach673/
Pauht673/
Phats673/
Pa'at673/
Pphat673/
Bpahe672/
Phaad672/
Phaus672/
Paadh672/
Patsh672/
Passh672/
Pahst672/
Paaay672/
Paatt672/
Poaia672/
Phayd671/
Phays671/
Phhay671/
Pahii671/
Paait671/
Pahhy671/
Paapp671/
Phads671/
Pashz671/
Pahaňová671/
Pahîţ671/
Paaia671/
Paaiy671/
Phaih671/
Phaiy671/
Poaya671/
Phaip671/
Pfahd671/
Pachd671/
Pahyi671/
Paiht671/
Ppash670/
Pfach670/
Phapp670/

Paha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paha in the Marathi language
पहाpaha-
Paha in the Hindi language
पाहाpaha54.55
पहाड़pahara36.36
पहpaha9.09
Paha in the Oriya language
ପାହାpaha50
ପାଆpa'a50

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