Payau Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

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

Payau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Payau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea721:113,24615,376
Malaysia691:427,45322,065
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Payau (72) may also be a first name.

Payau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Payau (Marathi: पयाऊ) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Payau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,374,607th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name Payau is predominantly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Payau live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Payau is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 72 people.

Payau is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 113,246. In Papua New Guinea Payau is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 81 percent reside, Madang, where 11 percent reside and Manus, where 4 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Payau is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 43 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Payaud9184/
Phayau914/
Payaut910/
Paya8979,269/
Payu892,230/
Payauys8310/
Payahut831/
Payas806,458/
Payad801,932/
Pauya801,772/
Payat801,020/
Puyau80730/
Poyau80400/
Ppaya80398/
Paaya80211/
Pajau80188/
Payou80184/
Payah80172/
Pahau80160/
Payaz80153/
Phaya80124/
Payud80103/
Payus8078/
Paiau8058/
Phayu8051/
Payap8040/
Payyu8038/
Hpaya8033/
Paiyu8030/
Payaa8029/
Peyau8028/
Payuh8027/
Piyau8023/
Bpaya8018/
Payha8014/
Pahya807/
Payut807/
Payju806/
Payeu802/
Payup802/
Pauau801/
Pauyu801/
Paeau801/
Poaya801/
Pyjau801/
Pahyu801/
Pau7521,963/
Pay7517,653/
Paa758,304/
Pajaud73493/
Phayat73218/
Pouyau73206/
Payoux73193/
Phayap73133/
Peyaud7381/
Pajeau7370/
Phayad7369/
Pujaya7362/
Pajaya7359/
Poyeau7359/
Payaya7358/
Poyaux7339/
Payush7333/
Paiyou7333/
Payeux7332/
Payova7329/
Payous7324/
Payass7323/
Puyaut7323/
Payatt7318/
Paehau7318/
Pejaya7317/
Piyaui7317/
Poyaud7313/
Phayas7313/
Pahyud7313/
Pahaya7310/
Phayaz7310/
Pahyad738/
Payaja737/
Payout736/
Pojaya734/
Pahayu734/
Payius734/
Paiaya734/
Payash733/
Hpayas733/
Payhad733/
Pajahu733/
Peyaut732/
Paiyus732/
Payoua732/
Payuos732/
Pauyas732/
Payath732/
Phaaya732/
Poyaou731/
Payaph731/
Payuot731/
Phayah731/
Piyaou731/
Bpahya731/
Pahyat731/
Payuth731/
Payehu731/
Peahau730/
Paye6741,431/
Piya6720,803/
Paja6714,151/
Pfau6711,131/
Peya678,073/
Poya677,164/
Payo675,509/
Paus675,467/
Payi673,831/
Paiu673,413/
Paju672,628/
Pays672,222/
Paut671,939/
Phay671,895/
Pahu671,469/
Puya671,410/
Phau671,347/
Paia671,323/
Puyu671,084/
Paai67658/
Paud67587/
Paup67551/
Payohou67526/
Paux67482/
Paľa67423/
Payt67393/
Paay67383/
Pouyaud67290/
Pauś67263/
Phayaya67183/
Payá67173/
Peyu67171/
Pauh67165/
Pauu67134/
Payz67127/
Paue6790/
Pa'a6786/
Pauz6780/
Poyault6776/
Poyu6774/
Payd6768/
Pața6766/
Pauš6762/
Pajeaud6745/
Payà6735/
Ppaa6729/
Phaa6729/
Pahy6722/
Poyeaux6717/
Paiy6716/
Pauß6713/
Payp6713/
Pouyaut6712/
Ppay6712/
Paujaud6711/
Payé6711/
Hpay679/
Pașa677/
Pajault677/
Paiaaua674/
Payj674/
Payó673/
Pauč673/
Pyya673/
Péau673/
Paaa673/
Payy672/
Ppau672/
Payh672/
Hpaa672/
Bpau672/
Pgay672/
Pfay671/
Pajy671/
Pauy671/
Payouth671/
P'Au671/
Payahoo671/
Pyeu671/
Phayaha671/
Phahyap671/
Phahyat671/
Pfaa671/
Paaj671/
Bpaa671/

Payau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Payau in the Marathi language
पयाऊpaya'u-

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Footnotes

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