Panayan Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Panayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Panayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India991:7,748,135165,146
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Panayan (86) may also be a first name.

Panayan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Panayan (Georgian: პანაიანი, Marathi: पनयन, Russian: Панаян) is most common in India. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Panayan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Panayan is the 1,471,719th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Panayan are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 69 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Panayan is also the 1,032,266th most common first name in the world, held by 86 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 7,748,135. In India Panayan is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 85 percent live, Maharashtra, where 12 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 1 percent live. Excluding India it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Panayan Last Name Statistics demography

Panayan earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.46% less than the national average, earning R 215,160 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Panayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Panayan in the Georgian language
პანაიანიpanaiani-
Panayan in the Marathi language
पनयनpanayana35.71
पणयनpanayana28.57
पनायनpanayana14.29
पनयानpanayana14.29
पनयाणpanayana7.14
Panayan in the Russian language
Панаянpanaan-

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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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  • 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 Panayan
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