Payi Surname

119,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Payi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Payi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1241:25,5073,257
India7711:994,89742,071
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Bolivia1771:59,9803,026
Tanzania1611:328,83024,745
Nigeria811:2,186,94874,923
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Peru481:662,16916,012
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
England71:7,959,723202,100
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Payi (845) may also be a first name.

Payi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Payi (Hindi: पायी, Marathi: पायी, Oriya: ପାୟୀ) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Payi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 119,874th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,902,257 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Payi live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Payi is also the 280,595th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 845 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 2,124 people, or 1 in 25,507. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent live, Western Cape, where 10 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Other than South Africa it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Payi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Payi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 56.71% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,392 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.47% less than the national average, earning R 112,944 per year and in Colombia they earn 30.34% more than the national average, earning $29,590,100 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ppayi894,640/
Payis89319/
Payie8982/
Payit8937/
Payhi8928/
Phayi8927/
Payip893/
Payio893/
Payiz892/
Paayi892/
Payij891/
Payiy891/
Hpayi891/
Pahyi891/
Pai8668,548/
Pay8617,653/
Payich8036/
Phayip804/
Phayij802/
Phayis802/
Ppayyi801/
Phayid801/
Hpayis801/
Hpayit801/
Payiss801/
Paya7579,269/
Pais7555,809/
Paye7541,431/
Paiz7529,822/
Phai7523,483/
Pait7517,687/
Payo755,509/
Paiu753,413/
Payu752,230/
Pays752,222/
Paji751,988/
Phay751,895/
Peyi751,376/
Paia751,323/
Poyi751,299/
Paid751,137/
Paić75826/
Paio75702/
Paai75658/
Paie75502/
Payt75393/
Paay75383/
Paip75195/
Payá75173/
Paih75156/
Paii75136/
Payz75127/
Paij7588/
Payd7568/
Piyi7548/
Pyie7535/
Payà7535/
Pahy7522/
Puyi7517/
Paiy7516/
Pgai7516/
Ppai7515/
Paiš7514/
Payp7513/
Ppay7512/
Payé7511/
Pyio759/
Hpay759/
Payj754/
Vpai753/
Pyia753/
Hpai753/
Payó753/
Payy752/
Bpai752/
Payh752/
Pgay752/
Pfai752/
Pfay751/
Pajy751/
Pauy751/
Paià751/
Paiã751/
Pyji751/
Payet6742,356/
Payot677,338/
Payas676,458/
Paggi674,202/
Payes673,498/
Payos672,034/
Payad671,932/
Pauya671,772/
Paizs671,218/
Paius671,198/
Payod671,121/
Paias671,027/
Payat671,020/
Pauyo67770/
Paays67717/
Paydh67632/
Paais67615/
Payoe67585/
Paish67506/
Paysh67477/
Paich67469/
Ppaya67398/
Pagie67388/
Paitz67306/
Paist67294/
Pooyi67287/
Paiyo67251/
Pahay67226/
Paaya67211/
Payou67184/
Paios67173/
Payah67172/
Pahio67167/
Payau67160/
Payaz67153/
Payez67138/
Phaya67124/
Phaij67119/
Payep67117/
Pahai67114/
Pahia67108/
Payud67103/
Payht6792/
Payus6778/
Paiha6774/
Payee6773/
Peyis6769/
Paiau6758/
Phoyi6755/
Phayu6751/
Paaij6749/
Paiss6748/
Paije6747/
Pawie6747/
Paiah6741/
Paidh6741/
Paych6740/
Payap6740/
Paiuş6738/
Phais6737/
Paijh6736/
Payst6735/
Paies6734/
Paiap6733/
Hpaya6733/
Pajie6732/
Phaye6731/
Payaa6729/
Paicz6728/
Payyz6728/
Payuh6727/
Paiop6725/
Pahys6724/
Payeh6724/
Paitt6722/
Phayo6722/
Phaia6720/
Bpaya6718/
Pajih6718/
Payyo6717/
Payoh6717/
Paiho6717/
Payts6716/
Payés6716/
Pai'i6716/
Peyid6715/
Payed6715/
Payha6714/
Pai'e6714/
Pauia6713/
Pfaiz6712/
Paiez6712/
Pajio6711/
Pheyi6711/
Payás6710/
Poyio6710/
Pahey6710/
Phuyi6710/
Pa'ai679/
Paihi678/
Pahya677/
Payut677/
Paisz677/
Pgaji677/
Pajiy676/
Peyiç676/
Paioo676/
Poyyi675/
Phaid675/
Paaye675/
Pahei675/
Peyyi674/
Phaji674/
Phajy674/
Paiot674/
Paiis674/
Hpaji674/
Paaid674/
Paaji673/
Paits673/
Peyit673/
Paiud673/
Paytt672/
Paiit672/
Payop672/
Puyyi672/
Pajiæ672/
Puyio672/
Pahyo672/
Payoo672/
Payàs672/
Payup672/
Paaay672/
Paiee672/
Paieh672/
Paiaz672/
Poaia672/
Paiid671/
Payhe671/
Puyie671/
Ppais671/
Ppaye671/
Phayd671/
Phays671/
Phhay671/
Phaio671/
Phyie671/
Pahii671/
Pahye671/
Paidd671/
Paihu671/
Paait671/
Pahhy671/
Paiie671/
Peyie671/
Pauie671/
Paids671/
Paiou671/
Pahji671/
Hpaia671/
Hpays671/
Pauio671/
Payoz671/
Payès671/
Paiuh671/
Paičs671/
Paiat671/
Pa'ei671/
Paaia671/
Paaii671/
Paaiy671/
Phaih671/
Phaiu671/
Phaiy671/
Peyiz671/
Pioyi671/
Poyis671/
P'Pai671/
Bppai671/
Poaya671/
Phaip671/
Pohyi671/
Pa'ie671/
Pahiu671/
Pahyu671/
Paied671/
Paihe671/
Paiht671/

Payi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Payi in the Hindi language
पायीpayi-
Payi in the Oriya language
ପାୟୀpayi-
Payi in the Marathi language
पायीpayi-

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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 Payi
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