Payao Surname

127,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Payao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Payao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,9131:52,9218,765
Burkina Faso7631:24,0531,538
Brazil4551:470,49317,809
Afghanistan1511:212,9353,910
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
Pakistan531:3,370,63925,973
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
France41:16,605,680368,153
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Payaõ (1) are calculated separately.

Payao (2,109) may also be a first name.

Payao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Payao (Arabic: باياو) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Payaõ. Click here for further potential spellings of Payao.

How Common Is The Last Name Payao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 127,765th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,053,408 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Payao live; 54 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 163,741st most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 2,109 people.

This surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,913 people, or 1 in 52,921. In The Philippines Payao is mostly found in: Davao Region, where 11 percent are found, Eastern Visayas, where 10 percent are found and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 10 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 21 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Payao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Payao last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Payao earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.48% less than the national average, earning $22,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Payaõ931/
Phayao91145/
Payaho912/
Payahoo831/
Payahoa831/
Paiao801,827/
Puyao80552/
Paiya80544/
Piyao80307/
Paiyo80251/
Payea80230/
Paaya80211/
Pajao80160/
Payya8067/
Peyao8038/
Payia8036/
Payyo8017/
Poyao8012/
Pajya8010/
Payja806/
Payio803/
Paayo802/
Payeo801/
Paayas73340/
Phaiya73186/
Payuha73159/
Paaiya73148/
Paiyah73107/
Pahayo7361/
Payeah7320/
Paiyas737/
Ppayya736/
Payyah736/
Payyad735/
Paiyaz735/
Pyyaho735/
Paiyap735/
Payyaz733/
Payija733/
Payuho733/
Payaad732/
Phaaya732/
Payaat732/
Pooyao732/
Payoua732/
Paiyad732/
Paiyot731/
Pahiao731/
Payyat731/
Paayio731/
Pgaiya731/
Piyaoi731/
Phaiyo731/
Piyaou731/
Payouo731/
Payaha731/
Paagio731/
Payiah731/
Paayya731/
Poyaou731/
Payyas731/
Payaaz731/
Payjoy731/
Uanphayao7124/
Paea67633/
Payohou67526/
Phayuha67441/
Paua67276/
Paeo67247/
Peao67150/
Pahaiya6732/
Peaa6726/
Pahayat6722/
Paiyaah6718/
Pauo6711/
Phayoha678/
Phooyao677/
Phaiyaz676/
Phaiyad675/
Pyeo674/
Paiyapp673/
Payooha672/
Poohyao671/
Pahayia671/
Paiyath671/
Payyadh671/
Payyatt671/
Phaiyat671/
Pahayad671/
Pahyeah671/
Payouos671/

Payao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Payao in the Arabic language
باياوbayaw-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Payao
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