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Where Does The Last Name Pay Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Pay (Arabic: أيلاء, Hindi: पाय, Marathi: पाय, Oriya: ପାୟ, Russian: Пай, Tibetan: དཔེ་) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Páy. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pay? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 30,255^th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 412,822 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Pay are found; 40 percent are found in South Asia and 39 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 102,734^th most common forename in the world It is held by 4,490 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 6,874 people, or 1 in 111,589. In India it is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 99 percent live, Maharashtra, where 0 percent live and Telangana, where 0 percent live. Aside from India this last name is found in 104 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Pay Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Pay has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pay surname grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pay Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Pay last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan and Catholic (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pay last name are 16.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.06% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pay earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 137.13% more than the national average, earning 820,648 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 147.26% more than the national average, earning R 587,592 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.58% less than the national average, earning $18,939,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning $44,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.99% less than the national average, earning $47,203 CAD per year.