Paigai Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Paigai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 59 | 1:352,018 | 31,532 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Paigai (99) may also be a first name.
Paigai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paigai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Paigai (Marathi: पैगई) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paigai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,460,878th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Paigai is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Paigai reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 951,070th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 99 people.
This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 352,018. In Cameroon Paigai is most common in: Far North Region, where 85 percent are found and North Region, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Paigai exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paigai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paigai in the Marathi language | ||
| पैगई | paiga'i | - |
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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 Paigai
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