Paye Surname

13,482nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Paye Surname Definition:

Alan Pay was a witness in the enquiry concerning the Templars, 1309 (Wilkins, Concilia, p. 383), and William Pa or Pay appears as chaplain in Brechin, 1450-58 (RER., I, 182; 11, 83, 97). Bardsley, Harrison, and Weakley say it is a nickname from the peacock.

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Paye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia28,5041:15515
Bolivia3,4621:3,067511
Peru2,7761:11,4501,579
Senegal2,1811:6,685303
United States1,1491:315,45628,848
Philippines6661:152,00925,316
Argentina5941:71,9596,116
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Belgium3661:31,4125,081
France1991:333,78350,418
India1571:4,885,767123,562
Brazil1321:1,621,77553,533
Ecuador1251:127,2476,712
England961:580,39635,131
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Guinea711:166,673951
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Iran351:2,193,78675,524
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Niger291:661,79416,082
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nauru11:11,879452
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2431:206,66117,858

The alternate forms: Payé (11) are calculated separately.

Paye (5,847) may also be a first name.

Paye Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Alan Pay was a witness in the enquiry concerning the Templars, 1309 (Wilkins, Concilia, p. 383), and William Pa or Pay appears as chaplain in Brechin, 1450-58 (RER., I, 182; 11, 83, 97). Bardsley, Harrison, and Weakley say it is a nickname from the peacock.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-Latin) a nickname and sign-name from the Peacock [Middle English pa, pe, Old English peá, páwa, Latin pauo, a peacock]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Paye Last Name Facts

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

Paye (Hindi: पाये, Marathi: पाये) is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Payé. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,482nd most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 175,896 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Paye are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Paye is also the 87,152nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 5,847 people.

It is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 28,504 people, or 1 in 155. In Liberia Paye is most numerous in: Nimba County, where 41 percent live, Montserrado County, where 22 percent live and Bong County, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia this last name occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in Bolivia, where 8 percent live and Peru, where 7 percent live.

Paye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Paye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Paye last name expanded 473 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Paye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Paye last name are 43.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.3% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Paye earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 27.69% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,018 per year; in South Africa they earn 93.77% less than the national average, earning R 14,808 per year; in United States they earn 6.1% less than the national average, earning $40,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.35% less than the national average, earning $35,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Payé9211/
Payet8942,356/
Payes893,498/
Payoe89585/
Paiye89160/
Payez89138/
Payep89117/
Payie8982/
Payee8973/
Payae8948/
Phaye8931/
Payeh8924/
Payed8915/
Paaye895/
Payeu892/
Payhe891/
Ppaye891/
Pahye891/
Payei891/
Payey891/
Pae86421,523/
Pye8621,580/
Pay8617,653/
Pahaye80109/
Payeye8056/
Payahe8027/
Paiyep8020/
Puyaye8020/
Payhee8019/
Payjeh8016/
Pajaye8011/
Paiyer8011/
Paiyee8010/
Phayej807/
Pauyee805/
Payett804/
Payaye804/
Phayae804/
Paygie803/
Poyaye803/
Pahyee802/
Payiep802/
Payeez802/
Payeth801/
Paygge801/
Payyje801/
Paayee801/
Paheye801/
Payaeh801/
Payjee801/
Paiyes801/
Phaiye801/
Payeeh801/
Payesh801/
Phayoe800/
Phayes800/
Payier800/
Paya7579,269/
Paje758,793/
Pawe755,799/
Payo755,509/
Peay754,221/
Payi753,831/
Payu752,230/
Pays752,222/
Phay751,895/
Phae751,572/
Poye75817/
Paie75502/
Payt75393/
Paay75383/
Puye75299/
Payá75173/
Peye75161/
Piye75130/
Payz75127/
Phye75112/
Paei7597/
Paue7590/
Paee7587/
Payd7568/
Paey7541/
Pyie7535/
Payà7535/
Püye7535/
Pahy7522/
Paiy7516/
Peae7513/
Payp7513/
Pyee7512/
Ppay7512/
Hpay759/
Pyei759/
Paae755/
Payj754/
Pyej753/
Payó753/
P'Ae753/
Payy752/
Payh752/
Pgay752/
Pfay751/
Pajy751/
Pauy751/
Péay751/
Pfye751/
Bpae751/
Hpye751/
Phayejh739/
Pahayer731/
Pahayes731/
Payedth731/
Pouye6733,622/
Payot677,338/
Payas676,458/
Ppayi674,640/
Pajoy674,427/
Poyet673,494/
Payos672,034/
Payad671,932/
Pauya671,772/
Pujay671,399/
Payod671,121/
Phawe671,073/
Payat671,020/
Pauyo67770/
Paays67717/
Paoue67647/
Paydh67632/
Pajge67553/
Peaea67533/
Paysh67477/
Puyed67419/
Ppaya67398/
Pagie67388/
Payis67319/
Poiye67304/
Paiyo67251/
Pahay67226/
Paaya67211/
Piyes67210/
Payai67207/
Paveh67196/
Payou67184/
Puiye67177/
Payah67172/
Payau67160/
Payaz67153/
Pagge67145/
Puyet67130/
Pooye67130/
Payay67129/
Phaya67124/
Paues67117/
Pfaue67113/
Payud67103/
Payht6792/
Paeyo6791/
Pejay6783/
Payus6778/
Pawee6774/
Pajay6769/
Peyes6765/
Paeui6764/
Payaj6761/
Poyee6761/
Peays6752/
Phayu6751/
Paije6747/
Pawie6747/
Paiay6747/
Pawei6744/
Peyed6741/
Paych6740/
Peiye6740/
Payap6740/
Payit6737/
Payst6735/
Paies6734/
Hpaya6733/
Pajie6732/
Pajje6731/
Payaa6729/
Payyz6728/
Payhi6728/
Peyeu6728/
Phayi6727/
Payuh6727/
Pahys6724/
Pajee6722/
Phayo6722/
Poyep6722/
Paeee6722/
Pojay6720/
Pejye6719/
Bpaya6718/
Payyo6717/
Payoh6717/
Puyae6717/
Payts6716/
Piyay6716/
Payés6716/
Piyeh6714/
Payha6714/
Pai'e6714/
Paiez6712/
Puyep6712/
Poyes6711/
Paheu6711/
Phaej6710/
Payás6710/
Pahey6710/
Pawej678/
Puyay678/
Pauhe678/
Pahya677/
Payut677/
Poyeh677/
Paawe677/
Phuye677/
Pajiy676/
Peayo676/
Payja676/
Pauey675/
Payoj675/
Pajei675/
Paiyi675/
Peaez675/
Pahei675/
Piyet675/
Pyoey675/
Peyei675/
Peyye674/
Phajy674/
Poyay674/
Payoi674/
Paeea674/
Phaae674/
Payip673/
Puyeu673/
Pajey673/
Peyez673/
Poiae673/
Puyes673/
Pajeh673/
Payio673/
Pa'ee673/
Paytt672/
Pauez672/
Payiz672/
Payop672/
Pheye672/
Paayi672/
Peyet672/
Paweh672/
Piyee672/
Pyoay672/
Pahyo672/
Pajuy672/
Pieye672/
Payoo672/
Payàs672/
Pauet672/
Payup672/
Paaay672/
Phoye672/
Paiee672/
Paieh672/
Pajhe671/
Peaey671/
Peiay671/
Pawey671/
Payij671/
Payiy671/
Puyie671/
Poyye671/
Phayd671/
Phays671/
Phhay671/
Peyee671/
Phiye671/
Phyie671/
Paeay671/
Pahhy671/
Paiie671/
Peyie671/
Pauie671/
Paweu671/
Paeei671/
Hpayi671/
Hpays671/
Paueh671/
Payoy671/
Payoz671/
Payès671/
Pa'ei671/
Paaiy671/
Phaiy671/
Peyay671/
Peyeh671/
Phaje671/
Peeay671/
Puyeh671/
Poyey671/
Poyez671/
Peeye671/
Poaya671/
Pphye671/
Pojae671/
Pa'ae671/
Pa'ie671/
Pahyi671/
Pahyu671/
Paied671/
Paihe671/
Piyey670/
Peyey670/
Peaes670/
Phaei670/
Pehay670/

Paye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paye in the Hindi language
पायेpaye-
Paye in the Marathi language
पायेpaye92.86
पयेpaye7.14

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