Payek Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Wales

Payek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Payek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3371:2,276,15874,920
Wales41:773,63329,106
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Payek (68) may also be a first name.

Payek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Payek (Bengali: পায়েক, Marathi: पायेक) is found most in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Payek.

How Common Is The Last Name Payek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 809,613th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 21,123,321 people. Payek occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Payek are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Payek is also the 1,181,159th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 68 people.

The surname Payek is most widespread in India, where it is held by 337 people, or 1 in 2,276,158. In India it is most common in: Assam, where 67 percent live, West Bengal, where 21 percent live and Tripura, where 9 percent live. Barring India this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 1 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Payekh9120/
Payiek911/
Payeke911/
Phayek911/
Paek89652,004/
Payk89308/
Pyek893/
Payak803,123/
Payuk801,781/
Pajek801,443/
Payik80179/
Pawek80111/
Payke8079/
Paeck8041/
Payok8040/
Pyjek8038/
Payeg8034/
Paiek8030/
Phaek8025/
Paykh8011/
Paekh8010/
Peyek8010/
Poyek805/
Paytk802/
Pyekh801/
Paiyk801/
Pahyk801/
Pyeck801/
Payck801/
Phayak73571/
Payake73434/
Payakk73100/
Payque7349/
Phawek7343/
Payack7326/
Piyeke7324/
Paiyok7319/
Paweck7310/
Paygue736/
Payhak735/
Payick733/
Paieke733/
Peyeck733/
Payike732/
Payock731/
Phhaek731/
Pajeck731/
Phayik731/
Paycke731/
Payoke730/
Paik67106,396/
Peek6720,860/
Peak6713,165/
Pauk6710,667/
Piek673,856/
Peyk672,065/
Pajk671,275/
Paykova67568/
Peik67458/
Poek67252/
Puyk67111/
Paec6783/
Peák6772/
Poyk6769/
Puek6761/
Paeg6736/
Peuk6727/
Payg6727/
Payaque672/
Payc672/
Paythkh671/
Payague671/
Payhikh671/
Pejk671/
Paeq671/
Payakhs671/
Payakht671/
Payauck671/

Payek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Payek in the Bengali language
পায়েকpayeka-
Payek in the Marathi language
पायेकpayeka83.33
पायेकावतीpayekavati16.67

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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
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  • 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 Payek
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