Payena Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Payena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Payena (24) may also be a first name.
Payena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Payena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Payena is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Payena? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Payena live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 82 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Payena is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 1,786,288. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Kandahar, where 50 percent reside, Nangarhar, where 22 percent reside and Paktia, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Afghanistan this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 9 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Payena
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