Papay Surname

270,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Papay Surname Definition:

PAPAY, or Pappay: An old Orcadian surname first recorded in 1330 when Pope John XXII allowed Thorwald, the son of Thorwald of Papay, to marry Esa, daughter of Hakon Thorie of the diocese of Orkney (Diplomatarium Norvegicum, II, p. 150). In 1391 we find Sir Symone de Papay, knight, one of the witnesses to a charter by Henry St.

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Papay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6011:603,09349,067
Philippines1431:707,96071,677
Russia1071:1,346,94495,217
Slovakia861:62,05211,997
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Czechia491:217,01030,705
Romania491:409,75233,339
Liberia481:91,8447,477
France431:1,544,714145,815
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Belarus101:950,10668,851
India101:76,706,538639,611
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

The alternate forms: Pápay (899) are calculated separately.

Papay (990) may also be a first name.

Papay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

PAPAY, or Pappay: An old Orcadian surname first recorded in 1330 when Pope John XXII allowed Thorwald, the son of Thorwald of Papay, to marry Esa, daughter of Hakon Thorie of the diocese of Orkney (Diplomatarium Norvegicum, II, p. 150). In 1391 we find Sir Symone de Papay, knight, one of the witnesses to a charter by Henry St. Clair, earl of Orkney (ibid., II, p. 402).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Papay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papay (Marathi: पापय, Oriya: ପାପାୟ, Russian: Папай) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Pápay. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Papay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 270,160th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,046,777 people. The surname Papay occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Papay reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 255,903rd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 990 people.

The last name Papay is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 601 people, or 1 in 603,093. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 22 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 20 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 10 percent reside and Russia, where 7 percent reside.

Papay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Papay surname is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Papay surname are 1.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Papay earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.88% more than the national average, earning $50,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.82% more than the national average, earning $67,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pápay93899/
Papaya912,282/
Paipay91359/
Papaiy91223/
Papayi91200/
Papaye91118/
Papayo9177/
Pappay9116/
Papayy9115/
Papaay914/
Papays913/
Padpay912/
Papayt912/
Pajpay911/
Paepay911/
Papa8980,947/
Papy895,300/
Paipaya838,546/
Pahapay83129/
Papaiyo8310/
Pappayo839/
Papayio838/
Pappaya836/
Papayah836/
Pappayi835/
Papayeh834/
Papayas834/
Pappaye833/
Paepaya833/
Patpaya831/
Passpay831/
Pajpaya831/
Paapaya831/
Papayii831/
Papgayo831/
Paipayi831/
Papayie831/
Pappa8014,330/
Papas808,011/
Papai803,477/
Papaj802,596/
Paipa802,322/
Papaz80860/
Papat80445/
Pappy80409/
Paapa80376/
Papah80326/
Paupy80279/
Popay80227/
Papyi80216/
Papae80211/
Papha80188/
Papau80183/
Papey80158/
Paupa80140/
Papad80130/
Pepay80124/
Phapa80116/
Papoy80112/
Papea80109/
Peapa80103/
Paspa8074/
Papaa8060/
Papuy8039/
Papiy8038/
Paepa8033/
Papač8025/
Hpapa8021/
Pahpa8010/
Patpa809/
Papap809/
Papoa807/
Pabpa806/
Ppapa806/
Papys804/
Papye804/
Papfy803/
Paspy802/
Papaá802/
Padpa802/
Pazpa801/
Papaí801/
Papaï801/
Papaś801/
Papìa801/
Pa'pa801/
Papayová7796/
Papayova7758/
Paaipaya776/
Pappayah775/
Pajpayee773/
Paapaayi773/
Papayaya771/
Ppaipaya771/
Phaipayu771/
Phaiphay771/
Pappas7345,994/
Papiya733,405/
Papais73917/
Padpad73848/
Papaux73835/
Patpat73774/
Paapai73614/
Papysh73558/
Papeya73528/
Paipai73305/
Papash73217/
Papach73217/
Paspas73206/
Papaja73153/
Papacz73143/
Padpai73134/
Papait73120/
Pashpa73110/
Papaiz73109/
Papaji7397/
Papiyo7377/
Paupau7366/
Papych7362/
Papaia7357/
Paappa7353/
Papasz7353/
Phapha7352/
Paphat7350/
Pappad7347/
Paspau7342/
Pappah7340/
Papuja7335/
Papaud7333/
Papuyo7332/
Peapea7329/
Patpai7327/
Papahu7324/
Papaip7324/
Popaya7322/
Poppay7320/
Pappai7320/
Pepaya7320/
Pappey7319/
Paapaa7319/
Pahapa7318/
Pappaa7313/
Ppappa7313/
Paipae7313/
Paipad7311/
Papaïs7311/
Paipah739/
Papa'a739/
Papaie737/
Papats736/
Paupat736/
Paphai736/
Papaha736/
Papaid736/
Phopay736/
Pappap735/
Pappat735/
Pajpai735/
Papeea735/
Pazpaz734/
Popaye734/
Papaio734/
Papeas734/
Papiye734/
Papast733/
Pappau733/
Papyya733/
Papeat733/
Papaih733/
Papoya733/
Paipas733/
Pappyo733/
Pabpai733/
Papaat732/
Paphad732/
Pepaye732/
Papads732/
Papaje732/
Paipat732/
Patpuy732/
Paupae732/
Phapae732/
Papaai731/
Papaas731/
Papass731/
Paphey731/
Pappaj731/
Papuya731/
Paapat731/
Pappye731/
Paupah731/
Papoyi731/
Hpahpa731/
Papawe731/
Paphae731/
Paphas731/
Papiea731/
Papiyi731/
Papa'e731/
Papaju731/
Papuľa731/
Pabpad731/
Paaipa731/
Po'pay731/
Poupay731/
Phapaz731/
Papija731/
Papeha731/
Paipiy731/
Paepai731/
Peapha731/
Paupas730/
Phaiphayu7151/
Pape6739,357/
Popy6737,519/
Papi6737,402/
Patphai671,458/
Papaiah67838/
Phaipha67506/
Papá67272/
Phaphai67267/
Pepy67211/
Papà67202/
Paipais6789/
Papă6768/
Pajpach6753/
Papé6751/
Phaiphayop6747/
Phappha6740/
Padphai6732/
Phophay6730/
Papahiu6717/
Papajou6715/
Papajee6714/
Phopayu6714/
Pajpeyi6713/
Pápy6713/
Phaphat6712/
Pappiya6712/
Papault6711/
Papí678/
Phatpha678/
Paepaha676/
Pattpai675/
Papaová674/
Patphat674/
Phopaya674/
Pappaas673/
Papieja673/
Papehas672/
Pappass672/
Papã672/
Papè672/
Papiyah672/
Peaphey671/
Pashpad671/
Papaich671/
Papaiha671/
Papheja671/
Pappaha671/
Pappaih671/
Pappaji671/
Pappatt671/
Papiyas671/
Papaitė671/
Papajes671/
Paipiya671/
Paddpad671/
Popayed671/
Paiphyo671/
Pahpaie671/
Pahppah671/
Papauie671/
Phaphaa671/
Phaphuy671/
Phaepha671/
Phabpha671/
Pappeah671/
Papj671/
Peapiya671/
Paspach670/

Papay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papay in the Oriya language
ପାପାୟpapaya-
Papay in the Marathi language
पापयpapaya-
Papay in the Russian language
Папайpapaj-

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