Pay Surname

30,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Pay Surname Definition:

Alan Pay was a witness in the enquiry concerning the Templars, 1309 (Wilkins, Concilia, p. 383), and William Pa or Pay appears as chaplain in Brechin, 1450-58 (RER., I, 182; 11, 83, 97). Bardsley, Harrison, and Weakley say it is a nickname from the peacock.

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Pay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6,8741:111,5897,276
Indonesia1,7081:77,4298,257
England1,6331:34,1204,505
Turkey1,1321:68,7476,422
United States9491:381,93833,710
Australia7571:35,6614,695
Colombia5351:89,2973,423
Russia4341:332,08133,303
France3391:195,93730,472
Spain3121:149,84611,079
Canada2761:133,49913,853
Singapore2401:22,949903
Malaysia2151:137,1828,751
Belgium1781:64,58810,378
Argentina1621:263,84821,282
Kazakhstan1571:112,62712,106
Liberia1211:36,4343,379
Uzbekistan1201:257,7437,986
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Bolivia1111:95,6443,904
New Zealand1041:43,5427,204
Iran961:799,81840,023
Austria931:91,56413,432
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Belarus711:133,81819,062
Japan641:1,997,56727,803
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Norway551:93,49612,846
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Ecuador421:378,7119,777
Cambodia391:397,1063,882
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Wales331:93,7747,567
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Israel281:305,63026,425
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
Kyrgyzstan221:271,48424,701
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Laos161:411,770354
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
China131:105,178,5825,529
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9791:24,8983,451
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:243,78020,311

The alternate forms: Páy (7) are calculated separately.

Pay (4,490) may also be a first name.

Pay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Alan Pay was a witness in the enquiry concerning the Templars, 1309 (Wilkins, Concilia, p. 383), and William Pa or Pay appears as chaplain in Brechin, 1450-58 (RER., I, 182; 11, 83, 97). Bardsley, Harrison, and Weakley say it is a nickname from the peacock.

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

(Anglo-Latin) a nickname and sign-name from the Peacock [Middle English pa, pe, Old English peá, páwa, Latin pauo, a peacock]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably from St. Pega. Mainly of Co. Kilkenny, e.g. five of the name outlawed as Jacobites all from Co. Kilkenny

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

John and Fulco Pie de Buef 1180-95, Normandy (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John, Roger, Simon Pie, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Pay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pay (Arabic: أيلاء, Hindi: पाय, Marathi: पाय, Oriya: ପାୟ, Russian: Пай, Tibetan: དཔེ་) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be rendered as: Páy. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 30,255th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 412,822 people. The surname Pay occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Pay reside; 40 percent reside in South Asia and 39 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Pay is also the 102,734th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 4,490 people.

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

Pay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pay has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pay last name rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 217 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Pay surname is chiefly 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 surname are 16.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.06% being registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Páy897/
Paya8679,269/
Paye8641,431/
Payo865,509/
Payi863,831/
Payu862,230/
Pays862,222/
Phay861,895/
Payt86393/
Paay86383/
Payá86173/
Payz86127/
Payd8668/
Payà8635/
Pahy8622/
Paiy8616/
Payp8613/
Ppay8612/
Payé8611/
Hpay869/
Payj864/
Payó863/
Payy862/
Payh862/
Pgay862/
Pfay861/
Pajy861/
Pauy861/
Pa80380,078/
Py806,910/
Payet7542,356/
Payot757,338/
Payas756,458/
Ppayi754,640/
Payes753,498/
Payos752,034/
Payad751,932/
Pauya751,772/
Payod751,121/
Payat751,020/
Pauyo75770/
Paays75717/
Paydh75632/
Payoe75585/
Paysh75477/
Ppaya75398/
Payis75319/
Paiyo75251/
Pahay75226/
Paaya75211/
Payou75184/
Payah75172/
Payau75160/
Payaz75153/
Payez75138/
Phaya75124/
Payep75117/
Payud75103/
Payht7592/
Payie7582/
Payus7578/
Payee7573/
Phayu7551/
Paych7540/
Payap7540/
Payit7537/
Payst7535/
Hpaya7533/
Phaye7531/
Payaa7529/
Payyz7528/
Payhi7528/
Phayi7527/
Payuh7527/
Pahys7524/
Payeh7524/
Phayo7522/
Bpaya7518/
Payyo7517/
Payoh7517/
Payts7516/
Payés7516/
Payed7515/
Payha7514/
Payás7510/
Pahey7510/
Pahya757/
Payut757/
Pajiy756/
Paaye755/
Phajy754/
Payip753/
Payio753/
Paytt752/
Payiz752/
Payop752/
Paayi752/
Pahyo752/
Payoo752/
Payàs752/
Payup752/
Paaay752/
Payhe751/
Payij751/
Payiy751/
Ppaye751/
Phayd751/
Phays751/
Phhay751/
Pahye751/
Pahhy751/
Hpayi751/
Hpays751/
Payoz751/
Payès751/
Paaiy751/
Phaiy751/
Poaya751/
Pahyi751/
Pahyu751/
Paz67528,614/
Pae67421,523/
Pha6790,975/
Pai6768,548/
Pat6746,356/
Pyo6732,948/
Pap6727,224/
Pea6722,657/
Pau6721,963/
Pye6721,580/
Pas6713,765/
Paa678,304/
Puy675,814/
Poy675,643/
Pah675,303/
Ppa673,663/
Pey673,542/
Pad672,973/
Poa671,653/
Phy671,440/
Hpa67702/
Paß67657/
Pyy67614/
Paç67524/
Pyt67451/
Paş67439/
Pys67418/
Paj67381/
Pyz67352/
Phayat67218/
Payoux67193/
Ppy67191/
Bpa67175/
Phayot67145/
Phayap67133/
Piy67122/
Pahaye67109/
Paš67101/
Pyi6796/
Payaud6784/
Pyš6784/
Phayad6769/
Payood6767/
Pujaya6762/
Pajaya6759/
Payaya6758/
Payich6736/
Pyh6736/
Pač6735/
Payush6733/
Payova6729/
Payous6724/
Payass6723/
Pga6722/
Paś6721/
Payhee6719/
Púa6719/
Payatt6718/
Pyd6718/
Pejaya6717/
Pfa6717/
Payoos6716/
Phayas6713/
Vpa6713/
Pahyud6713/
Pahyod6712/
Pahaya6710/
Phayaz6710/
Vpy6710/
Pahyad678/
Pyp678/
Pfy678/
Payaja677/
Paź677/
Hpy677/
Pyś676/
Payout676/
Pauyee675/
Pojaya674/
Payett674/
Paayst674/
Phayau674/
Phayip674/
Phayod674/
Pać674/
Paiaya674/
Bpy674/
Paujiy673/
Payash673/
Payodh673/
Hpayas673/
Payhad673/
Payooh673/
Phayij672/
Phayis672/
Pahyee672/
Péa672/
Payuos672/
Pauyas672/
Payath672/
Payoss672/
Payeez672/
Phaaya672/
Payeth671/
Ppayyi671/
Phayid671/
Paheye671/
Hpayis671/
Hpayit671/
Payaph671/
Payiss671/
Payuot671/
Paí671/
Paï671/
Phajiy671/
Phayah671/
Pyß671/
Pìa671/
Půa671/
Ppayos671/
D'Phay671/
Bpahya671/
Bppayo671/
Phaiyo671/
Pahyat671/
Payoot671/
Payuth671/
Payesh671/
Payaut670/
Phayes670/
Paytch670/

Pay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pay in the Oriya language
ପାୟpaya96.02
ପୟpaya3.98
Pay in the Marathi language
पायpaya87.1
पयpaya12.9
Pay in the Hindi language
पायpaya77.78
पयpaya22.22
Pay in the Tibetan language
དཔེ་33.33
པེ།33.33
པད་33.33
Pay in the Russian language
Пайpaj-
Pay in the Arabic language
أيلاءayla-
ايلاءayla-

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