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

The surname Paya (Arabic: بايا, Bengali: পয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻲ, Hindi: पाया, Marathi: पाया, Oriya: ପାୟ, Russian: Пая) is found most frequently in India. It may also occur as: Payá, Payà or Páyá. Click here for other potential spellings of Paya.

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

The surname is the 7,161^st most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 91,934 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Paya reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Paya is also the 22,670^th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 39,025 people.

Paya is most widespread in India, where it is held by 65,886 people, or 1 in 11,642. In India Paya is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 96 percent live, Gujarat, where 3 percent live and Assam, where 0 percent live. Aside from India this last name is found in 79 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 6 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Paya Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Paya has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 677 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paya Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Paya last name are 17.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.37% registered with the party.

The amount Paya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 508.61% more than the national average, earning S/. 117,979 per year; in South Africa they earn 64.11% less than the national average, earning R 85,284 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.71% less than the national average, earning $18,454,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 32.71% more than the national average, earning $57,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.29% less than the national average, earning $46,061 CAD per year.