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Where Does The Last Name Payes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Payes (Bengali: পয়েস, Russian: Пайес) is carried by more people in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Payés or Payès. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Payes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 129,383^rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,083,346 people. Payes is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Payes reside; 59 percent reside in Central America and 59 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

The surname is most widespread in Guatemala, where it is carried by 1,120 people, or 1 in 14,360. In Guatemala it is primarily found in: Petén Department, where 35 percent live, Guatemala Department, where 30 percent live and Jutiapa Department, where 13 percent live. Apart from Guatemala Payes occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in El Salvador, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Payes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Payes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Payes surname expanded 3,714 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Payes Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Payes surname are 42.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.95% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Payes earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 57.82% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,176 per year; in United States they earn 8.76% less than the national average, earning $39,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.94% less than the national average, earning $37,294 CAD per year.