Payet Surname

13,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Payet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Payet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France39,2491:1,69299
Seychelles1,4091:662
Australia2351:114,87512,758
Spain2071:225,85514,954
Israel1961:43,6615,895
Mauritius1181:10,9612,375
Thailand1161:608,951103,575
England961:580,39635,131
New Caledonia881:3,139455
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Peru701:454,05913,591
French Polynesia611:4,6031,039
Canada561:657,95753,499
Belgium431:267,36432,244
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Estonia81:165,22626,217
India61:127,844,230863,365
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Payet (73) may also be a first name.

Payet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Payet (Arabic: باييت) is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Payet? popularity and diffusion

The surname Payet is the 13,217th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 172,055 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Payet live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Gallo-Indian Ocean. Payet is also the 1,134,117th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 73 people.

It is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 39,249 people, or 1 in 1,692. In France Payet is mostly found in: Réunion, where 74 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 7 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 4 percent are found. Outside of France this surname occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in The Seychelles, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Payet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Payet has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Payet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Payet last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Payet earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 214.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 60,998 per year; in South Africa they earn 16.94% less than the national average, earning R 197,388 per year; in United States they earn 29.85% more than the national average, earning $56,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.8% less than the national average, earning $34,383 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Payete9137/
Payett914/
Payeth911/
Paye8941,431/
Paet893,273/
Payt89393/
Pyet897/
Payette835,706/
Payethe831/
Payedth831/
Payot807,338/
Payes803,498/
Poyet803,494/
Payat801,020/
Payte80928/
Payoe80585/
Pyett80511/
Payez80138/
Puyet80130/
Payep80117/
Payht8092/
Payie8082/
Payee8073/
Pajet8044/
Payit8037/
Payst8035/
Pawet8035/
Phaye8031/
Payeh8024/
Payts8016/
Payed8015/
Phaet8010/
Payut807/
Payth807/
Paaye805/
Piyet805/
Paytt802/
Peyet802/
Pauet802/
Payhe801/
Ppaye801/
Pahye801/
Paett801/
Payettte771/
Pae75421,523/
Pye7521,580/
Pay7517,653/
Pouyet731,473/
Phawet73685/
Phayat73218/
Phayot73145/
Pahaye73109/
Payhee7319/
Payatt7318/
Payite738/
Payate738/
Payats737/
Pagget736/
Payout736/
Payteh736/
Pauyee735/
Paayst734/
Paheet734/
Paytte733/
Payote733/
Peyett732/
Pahyee732/
Payath732/
Payeez732/
Pauett731/
Pauwet731/
Poyett731/
Pajeth731/
Paheye731/
Pawett731/
Hpayit731/
Payuot731/
Piyete731/
Paiyot731/
Pahyat731/
Payoot731/
Payuth731/
Payesh731/
Payaut730/
Pajett730/
Phayes730/
Paytch730/
Paya6779,269/
Pait6717,687/
Peet6712,412/
Paje678,793/
Peat677,228/
Piet676,071/
Pawe675,799/
Payo675,509/
Payi673,831/
Payu672,230/
Pays672,222/
Poet672,207/
Paut671,939/
Phay671,895/
Payoute671,790/
Phae671,572/
Poye67817/
Paed67587/
Paie67502/
Paay67383/
Paggett67344/
Puye67299/
Peut67205/
Payá67173/
Peye67161/
Puet67130/
Piye67130/
Payz67127/
Phye67112/
Paue6790/
Payotte6786/
Pajt6783/
Payd6768/
Peit6762/
Puyt6758/
Pyie6735/
Payà6735/
Püye6735/
Pahy6722/
Paiy6716/
Payatte6715/
Paytova6713/
Peae6713/
Payp6713/
Pouhyet6713/
Ppay6712/
Payé6711/
Hpay679/
Pajieth676/
Payj674/
Poyette674/
Peyt673/
Payó673/
P'Ae673/
Payathe672/
Payy672/
Payh672/
Pgay672/
Pauette671/
Puyette671/
Poyt671/
Pyed671/
Pfay671/
Pajy671/
Pauy671/
Payouth671/
Pahouet671/
Paiette671/
Phahyat671/
Pfye671/
Bpae671/
Hpye671/
Peyette670/
Paggeth670/

Payet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Payet in the Arabic language
باييتbayyt-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Payet
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