Payan Surname
Approximately 36,417 people bear this surname
Payan Surname Definition:
See the commoner (but less correct) Payn(e.
Payan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 15,874 | 1:7,819 | 880 |
| United States | 5,209 | 1:69,583 | 8,076 |
| Colombia | 4,598 | 1:10,390 | 1,078 |
| France | 2,430 | 1:27,334 | 3,297 |
| Spain | 2,239 | 1:20,881 | 2,279 |
| Iran | 956 | 1:80,316 | 8,191 |
| Philippines | 952 | 1:106,343 | 18,475 |
| Nicaragua | 772 | 1:7,799 | 632 |
| India | 736 | 1:1,042,208 | 43,486 |
| Dominican Republic | 647 | 1:16,125 | 1,139 |
| Turkey | 339 | 1:229,562 | 16,285 |
| Ecuador | 253 | 1:62,869 | 5,172 |
| Costa Rica | 227 | 1:21,058 | 734 |
| Indonesia | 149 | 1:887,578 | 66,606 |
| Nigeria | 148 | 1:1,196,911 | 48,419 |
| Argentina | 104 | 1:410,994 | 31,358 |
| Honduras | 100 | 1:88,164 | 1,602 |
| Cuba | 79 | 1:145,857 | 3,607 |
| Venezuela | 73 | 1:413,754 | 8,457 |
| Haiti | 68 | 1:157,116 | 6,572 |
| El Salvador | 64 | 1:99,123 | 1,633 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| Panama | 42 | 1:93,149 | 3,638 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Payán (171) & Payàn (4) are calculated separately.
Payan (1,019) may also be a first name.
Payan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
See the commoner (but less correct) Payn(e.
Payan Demographics
Average Male Payan Height
173.58 cm
Average Female Payan Height
160.57 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Payan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Payan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Payan (Bengali: পায়ন, Hindi: पयान, Marathi: पायन, Oriya: ପୟନ, Russian: Паян) is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Payán or Payàn. Click here for further possible spellings of Payan.
How Common Is The Last Name Payan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 15,298th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 200,114 people. The surname Payan is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Payan are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Payan is also the 251,554th most numerous first name in the world, held by 1,019 people.
The surname Payan is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is held by 15,874 people, or 1 in 7,819. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Chihuahua, where 34 percent live, Sinaloa, where 26 percent live and Baja California, where 8 percent live. Barring Mexico this surname occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Colombia, where 13 percent live.
Payan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Payan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Payan last name rose 27,416 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 211 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Payan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Payan are 43.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.4% being registered to vote for the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Payan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Payan in the Bengali language | ||
| পায়ন | payana | - |
| Payan in the Marathi language | ||
| पायन | payana | 70 |
| पयन | payana | 20 |
| पवीयन | paviyana | 10 |
| Payan in the Hindi language | ||
| पयान | payana | 42.86 |
| पायन | payana | 21.43 |
| पवन | pavana | 14.29 |
| पयन | payana | 14.29 |
| पायान | payana | 7.14 |
| Payan in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୟନ | payana | 33.33 |
| ପାୟାନ | payana | 25 |
| ପାୟଁା | payama | 16.67 |
| ପୟାନ | payana | 16.67 |
| ପାୟନ | payana | 8.33 |
| Payan in the Russian language | ||
| Паян | paan | - |
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Footnotes
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