Payia Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Payia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Payia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

Payia (62) may also be a first name.

Payia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Payia (Hindi: पयिा) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Payia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Payia reside; 56 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 56 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Payia is also the 1,246,114th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 62 people.

The last name Payia is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Payia is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 60 percent are found, East Sepik, where 30 percent are found and Hela, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent are found and The Philippines, where 6 percent are found.

Payia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Payia surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Payia earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $40,366 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Payija913/
Payiah911/
Pahayia831/
Paija805,229/
Payao803,549/
Paiao801,827/
Paiya80544/
Pagia80527/
Payea80230/
Paaya80211/
Poyia8074/
Payya8067/
Paiea8040/
Pajya8010/
Pajia8010/
Payja806/
Puyia805/
Payio803/
Pyayi801/
Paiia801/
Paioa801/
Payaõ801/
Paaia801/
Pia7522,686/
Paijah73352/
Paayas73340/
Phaiya73186/
Payuha73159/
Paaiya73148/
Phayao73145/
Pajiah73134/
Paiyah73107/
Pagiai7386/
Paiyaj7325/
Payeah7320/
Poyhia7320/
Pagiah739/
Paiiah738/
Paiyas737/
Ppayya736/
Payyay736/
Payyah736/
Paiyaz735/
Payyad735/
Paiyap735/
Poyias734/
Paijai734/
Paiyay734/
Payyaz733/
Paijaj733/
Phagia732/
Paiyad732/
Payaho732/
Payaat732/
Payoua732/
Paoaya732/
Payaad732/
Phaaya732/
Payaaj731/
Payaaz731/
Payyas731/
Phaija731/
Paijat731/
Paayya731/
Paiaas731/
Paijas731/
Paijha731/
Paaiha731/
Payyat731/
Paijia731/
Paayai731/
Paayio731/
Peyiae731/
Pgaiya731/
Paayay731/
Pahiao731/
Payaha731/
Paau6711,824/
Pias6711,185/
Piat677,343/
Piah676,507/
Paujiah672,260/
Piad672,247/
Piaz671,278/
Piay671,096/
Paea67633/
Phayuha67441/
Paoa67416/
Pyay67335/
Paua67276/
Phaiyaj67260/
Phia67238/
Piap67103/
Phayyaj6739/
Pahaiya6732/
Piaa6727/
Peaa6726/
Pahayat6722/
Pajijah6721/
Paiyaah6718/
Paoi6714/
Piae6713/
Paao6713/
Pjay679/
Phayoha678/
Phaiyaz676/
Phaiyad675/
Paijaai674/
Paiyapp673/
Pjai673/
Pahayay672/
Piaś672/
Payooha672/
Phaijad671/
Payyadh671/
Payyatt671/
Payyayi671/
Phaijah671/
Phaijaj671/
Phaiyat671/
Pjia671/
Pajijat671/
Pahayad671/
Pahyeah671/
Piaú671/
Payahoa671/
Pahijat671/
Paijais671/
Phaiaad671/
Pgia671/
Payahoo671/
Paiyath671/
Phahgia671/
Piaj671/
Vpia671/

Payia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Payia in the Hindi language
पयिाpayia-

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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
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  • 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 Payia
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