Papayai Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Papayai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papayai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Papayai (119) may also be a first name.

Papayai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papayai (Marathi: पपयै) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Papayai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Papayai is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Papayai is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Papayai are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Papayai is also the 856,040th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 119 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is most common in: Arusha Region, where 80 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 20 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Papayai occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papayei866/
Papuyai861/
Papayie861/
Papayae861/
Papaei77119/
Papaye77118/
Papaua7727/
Papaie777/
Papeay771/
Papaijaya751/
Papajoy7113/
Papaiye715/
Papajji713/
Pappaye713/
Papayye712/
Papawei711/
Papauie711/
Pahpaie711/
Papajoi711/
Papaiei711/
Papajaha671/

Papayai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papayai in the Marathi language
पपयैpapayai-

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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 Papayai
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