Pai Surname

8,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Portugal

Pai Surname User-submission:

Paiis a surname from coastal Karnataka in India. It is found among Hindus of the Goud Saraswat Brahmin community. Families with the Pai surname, are Saraswat Brahmins who speak the Konkani language, but are mostly bilingual in Kannada and Tulu.

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Pai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India29,4341:26,0611,968
Myanmar5,7011:9,110278
Portugal5,5861:1,865275
United States4,4631:81,2149,232
Colombia3,6071:13,2451,244
Angola2,9581:9,1241,120
Indonesia2,4461:54,0686,005
United Arab Emirates1,9031:4,815608
Afghanistan1,8791:17,112950
Brazil1,4331:149,3895,708
Papua New Guinea1,2691:6,425418
Oman1,0091:3,655527
Saudi Arabia7551:40,8696,011
Malaysia5401:54,6194,213
Bahrain4551:2,964487
Canada4241:86,9009,618
China4141:3,302,709397
Taiwan3611:64,944675
England3501:159,19414,941
Thailand3371:209,60934,945
Australia2961:91,20210,456
Qatar2561:9,2111,005
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
Singapore2271:24,263950
Pakistan1831:976,19612,817
Philippines1761:575,21763,737
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
Uzbekistan1311:236,1007,794
Estonia1151:11,4941,676
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
New Zealand1001:45,2837,455
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Germany831:969,94567,438
Solomon Islands751:7,7341,237
Ecuador731:217,8888,098
Iran711:1,081,44448,589
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Zambia621:255,64415,337
Japan581:2,204,21228,969
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
Chile281:629,16015,000
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
France231:2,887,944200,772
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Austria151:567,69652,281
South Korea141:3,660,018674
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Finland101:549,67032,186
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Macau91:66,848400
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Panama51:782,45211,059
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Bhutan31:205,3461,091
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Paí (1) & Paï (1) are calculated separately.

Pai (50,443) may also be a first name.

Pai Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Paiis a surname from coastal Karnataka in India. It is found among Hindus of the Goud Saraswat Brahmin community. Families with the Pai surname, are Saraswat Brahmins who speak the Konkani language, but are mostly bilingual in Kannada and Tulu. They were mainly ledger keepers. The Pai surname comes from the Sanskrit word pati, meaning 'lord'. The name is also in use among some Konkani Catholics who trace their ancestry to the Goud Saraswat Brahmins of Karnataka and Goa.

- arjunpai

Pai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pai (Bengali: পাই, Georgian: ფაი, Hindi: पाई, Marathi: पै, Oriya: ପାଇ, Russian: Паи, Tibetan: དཔའི།) has its highest incidence in India. It can also appear in the variant forms: Paí or Paï. Click here for further potential spellings of Pai.

How Common Is The Last Name Pai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,315th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 106,313 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Pai are found; 54 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 18,377th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 50,443 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 29,434 people, or 1 in 26,061. In India Pai is most common in: Maharashtra, where 37 percent reside, Karnataka, where 27 percent reside and Kerala, where 12 percent reside. Outside of India Pai is found in 121 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 8 percent reside and Portugal, where 8 percent reside.

Pai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pai are 4.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Pai earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 11.8% less than the national average, earning R 209,592 per year; in Colombia they earn 44.28% less than the national average, earning $12,650,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 31.9% more than the national average, earning $56,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.54% more than the national average, earning $62,370 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paí891/
Paï891/
Pais8655,809/
Paiz8629,822/
Phai8623,483/
Pait8617,687/
Payi863,831/
Paiu863,413/
Paji861,988/
Paia861,323/
Paid861,137/
Paić86826/
Paio86702/
Paai86658/
Paie86502/
Paip86195/
Paih86156/
Paii86136/
Paij8688/
Paiy8616/
Pgai8616/
Ppai8615/
Paiš8614/
Vpai863/
Hpai863/
Bpai862/
Pfai862/
Paià861/
Paiã861/
Pa80380,078/
Pi80346,347/
Ppayi754,640/
Paggi754,202/
Paizs751,218/
Paius751,198/
Paias751,027/
Paais75615/
Paish75506/
Paich75469/
Pagie75388/
Payis75319/
Paitz75306/
Paist75294/
Paiyo75251/
Paios75173/
Pahio75167/
Phaij75119/
Pahai75114/
Pahia75108/
Payie7582/
Paiha7574/
Paiau7558/
Paaij7549/
Paiss7548/
Paije7547/
Pawie7547/
Paiah7541/
Paidh7541/
Paiuş7538/
Payit7537/
Phais7537/
Paijh7536/
Paies7534/
Paiap7533/
Pajie7532/
Paicz7528/
Payhi7528/
Phayi7527/
Paiop7525/
Paitt7522/
Phaia7520/
Pajih7518/
Paiho7517/
Pai'i7516/
Pai'e7514/
Pauia7513/
Pfaiz7512/
Paiez7512/
Pajio7511/
Pa'ai759/
Paihi758/
Paisz757/
Pgaji757/
Pajiy756/
Paioo756/
Phaid755/
Pahei755/
Phaji754/
Paiot754/
Paiis754/
Hpaji754/
Paaid754/
Payip753/
Paaji753/
Paits753/
Paiud753/
Payio753/
Paiit752/
Payiz752/
Paayi752/
Pajiæ752/
Paiee752/
Paieh752/
Paiaz752/
Poaia752/
Paiid751/
Payij751/
Payiy751/
Ppais751/
Phaio751/
Pahii751/
Paidd751/
Paihu751/
Paait751/
Paiie751/
Pauie751/
Paids751/
Paiou751/
Pahji751/
Hpaia751/
Hpayi751/
Pauio751/
Paiuh751/
Paičs751/
Paiat751/
Pa'ei751/
Paaia751/
Paaii751/
Paaiy751/
Phaih751/
Phaiu751/
Phaiy751/
P'Pai751/
Bppai751/
Phaip751/
Pa'ie751/
Pahiu751/
Pahyi751/
Paied751/
Paihe751/
Paiht751/
Pei671,063,959/
Paz67528,614/
Pae67421,523/
Phi67103,016/
Pha6790,975/
Pio6750,762/
Pat6746,356/
Pit6729,859/
Pap6727,224/
Pea6722,657/
Pau6721,963/
Pay6717,653/
Pas6713,765/
Paa678,304/
Pie675,595/
Pah675,303/
Poi674,710/
Pui674,054/
Ppa673,663/
Pad672,973/
Pis672,509/
Pii671,866/
Poa671,653/
Piz671,175/
Ppi671,134/
Pip67918/
Hpa67702/
Paß67657/
Pih67584/
Paç67524/
Paş67439/
Paj67381/
Paggio67340/
Pid67282/
Bpi67202/
Bpa67175/
Piy67122/
Paš67101/
Pyi6796/
Paitch6771/
Piš6768/
Phaijh6762/
Phaiah6755/
Vpi6744/
Pij6743/
Pajieh6738/
Payich6736/
Pajich6736/
Pač6735/
Piț6731/
Paaish6729/
Paisch6728/
Pga6722/
Paś6721/
Púa6719/
Pfa6717/
Paggia6716/
Più6716/
Hpi6716/
Pgi6714/
Vpa6713/
Uampai6713/
Ppaiah6712/
Pahios6711/
Pawieh6710/
Pau'ia677/
Paź677/
Pfi675/
Piś675/
Pahaji675/
Phaiph675/
Phayip674/
Pać674/
Paiaya674/
Paiess673/
Paujiy673/
Phayij672/
Phayis672/
Péa672/
Paihes672/
Pajith672/
Phaich672/
Ppayyi671/
Phayid671/
Pfaitz671/
Phaaij671/
Phahij671/
Phajgi671/
Pahije671/
Paitts671/
Paioos671/
Hpayis671/
Hpayit671/
Pauhio671/
Payiss671/
Paihou671/
Paistė671/
Paahai671/
Paaijs671/
Phajiy671/
Piå671/
Pið671/
Pìa671/
Půa671/
Poiaia671/
Pauios671/
Phahia671/
Phaiyo671/
Pooaia671/
Pa'aid671/
Pai'ee671/
Paiaia671/
Paiaja671/
Paihot671/
Phaies670/
Paiggi670/

Pai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pai in the Georgian language
ფაიpai-
Pai in the Bengali language
পাইpa'i-
Pai in the Marathi language
पैpai94.68
पईpa'i3.36
Pai in the Hindi language
पाईpa'i75.88
पाीpai13.4
पईpa'i4.37
पाइpa'i4.37
पैpai0.71
Pai in the Tibetan language
དཔའི།66.67
པའི།33.33
Pai in the Oriya language
ପାଇpa'i65.57
ପଇpa'i29.51
ପାୀpai1.64
Pai in the Russian language
Паиpai-

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