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

Payan (Bengali: পায়ন, Hindi: पयान, Marathi: पायन, Oriya: ପୟନ, Russian: Паян) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Payán or Payàn. For other potential spellings of Payan click here.

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

The surname is the 15,298^th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 200,114 people. Payan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Payan live; 58 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Hispano-North America. Payan is also the 251,554^th most common first name throughout the world, held by 1,019 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 15,874 people, or 1 in 7,819. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Chihuahua, where 34 percent are found, Sinaloa, where 26 percent are found and Baja California, where 8 percent are found. Other than Mexico it is found in 67 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Colombia, where 13 percent are found.

Payan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Payan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Payan last name expanded 27,416 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 211 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Payan Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Payan surname are 43.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Payan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 10.74% less than the national average, earning $20,263,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.38% less than the national average, earning $37,377 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.48% less than the national average, earning $46,463 CAD per year.