Payai Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Payai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Payai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1271:1,041,33275,890
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
India221:34,866,608408,224
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Payai (45) may also be a first name.

Payai Last Name Facts

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

Payai (Hindi: पयइ, Marathi: पयई) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Payai.

How Common Is The Last Name Payai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,155,901st most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 66 percent of Payai are found; 66 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 66 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,504,468th most common first name worldwide It is held by 45 people.

The surname Payai is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 1,041,332. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Papua, where 87 percent are found and West Papua, where 13 percent are found. Besides Indonesia it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 19 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phayai91595/
Payait917/
Payaih911/
Paayai911/
Payauis839/
Payyayi831/
Phayaai831/
Pajai801,419/
Payay80129/
Payie8082/
Payaj8061/
Piyai8048/
Payae8048/
Poyai8029/
Payaa8029/
Peyai8024/
Pauai8020/
Puyai8016/
Payja806/
Paiyi805/
Paiai804/
Payoi804/
Payei801/
Peaai801/
Phayaj73300/
Pooyai73194/
Phuyai73183/
Phayoi73163/
Payuha73159/
Pagiai7386/
Phiyai7347/
Payahe7327/
Paiyaj7325/
Payuhi7321/
Piyaui7317/
Phoyai7311/
Pahaui738/
Paiyoi738/
Pajjai738/
Phajai737/
Payyay736/
Peyahi736/
Puyjai735/
Payaye734/
Phayae734/
Paijai734/
Paiyay734/
Pajhai733/
Paygie733/
Payija733/
Pajaai732/
Pouaya732/
Payiep732/
Payoua732/
Payaaj731/
Pheyai731/
Paiyij731/
Payois731/
Pauaya731/
Payaeh731/
Pajiyi731/
Paaiha731/
Pujaai731/
Peeyai731/
Paayio731/
Piyaoi731/
Paayay731/
Payier730/
Paye6741,431/
Peay674,221/
Paie67502/
Paua67276/
Phaiyaj67260/
Peai67125/
Paei6797/
Phayajh6795/
Payahay6768/
Paui6750/
Paey6741/
Phayyaj6739/
Peaa6726/
Pooyaie6714/
Payauys6710/
Pyei679/
Phayoha678/
Paiyidd675/
Pajauis675/
Paae675/
Phooyai675/
Paiauis674/
Paijaai674/
Pejjaai673/
Pahayay672/
Pooyaei672/
Pouyaei672/
Payooha672/
Phaaiji671/
Paijaya671/
Pauy671/
Payahoa671/
Paijais671/
Piyaaai671/
Piyahai671/
Péay671/
Payihhi671/
Phayaha671/
Phaehai671/
Pajjaya671/

Payai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Payai in the Hindi language
पयइpaya'i-
Payai in the Marathi language
पयईpaya'i-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Payai
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