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

Payes (Bengali: পয়েস, Russian: Пайес) is found in Guatemala more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Payés or Payès. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Payes is the 129,383^rd most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,083,346 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Payes are found; 59 percent are found in Central America and 59 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

It is most frequently held in Guatemala, where it is held by 1,120 people, or 1 in 14,360. In Guatemala Payes is most frequent in: Petén Department, where 35 percent reside, Guatemala Department, where 30 percent reside and Jutiapa Department, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Guatemala this surname occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in El Salvador, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Payes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Payes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Payes last name expanded 3,714 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Payes Last Name Statistics ^demography

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