Paynton Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Paynton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paynton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:406,70127,895
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Canada511:722,46357,796
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Paynton Last Name Facts

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

Paynton occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Paynton.

How Common Is The Last Name Paynton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 893,754th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Paynton are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 406,701. In England Paynton is most frequent in: Oxfordshire, where 37 percent live, Hampshire, where 19 percent live and Northamptonshire, where 9 percent live. Apart from England Paynton exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Paynton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Paynton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Paynton last name increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 147 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paynton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Paynton surname is predominantly Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States Paynton are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Paynton earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.2% more than the national average, earning $47,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.79% less than the national average, earning $44,820 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paytnton934/
Panton927,760/
Poynton862,965/
Pantong862,238/
Pantone861,322/
Painton86686/
Panthon86443/
Phanton8660/
Pantoon8610/
Pantoun866/
Pantond865/
Pantuon865/
Pannton861/
Paunton861/
Pantton861/
Pantoen861/
Paanton861/
Payntan860/
Peynton860/
Panthong8020,978/
Phanthon80735/
Phantong80541/
Pantosin80296/
Panthoen80110/
Pantocin8081/
Peantong8011/
Pandtong804/
Pantoing801/
Pajanton801/
Poytnton801/
Phantonh801/
Pantoine801/
Pantoong801/
Panthonh801/
Panthuon801/
Paintong801/
Pantom771,593/
Pantan771,487/
Pantun77322/
Pamton772/
Phanthong7516,251/
Peanthong7520/
Pantthong7516/
Phanthuon7514/
Pantonova754/
Pantounne751/
Pheantong751/
Phanthoon751/
Phaenthon751/
Pointon715,112/
Panthom71569/
Phantun71298/
Phantan71286/
Phayomthon71207/
Panthan71194/
Pantang71178/
Phantom7175/
Pantung7159/
Pienton7141/
Pantane7137/
Pantoom7111/
Phenton7110/
Phandthong7110/
Pheanthong7110/
Pounton713/
Phinton713/
Pantune712/
Pamtong712/
Peenton711/
Phamton711/
Paintun711/
Pantant711/
Pauntan711/
Panteun711/
Paantan711/
Poyntom711/
Phantthong711/
Phainthong711/
Pantunn711/
Panthun711/
Peantun711/
Paumton710/
Panthung67386/
Pantusin67376/
Phanthom67155/
Phanthun67109/
Panthang67100/
Pantusen6739/
Phantang6735/
Phintong6723/
Pantasen6721/
Panteung6712/
Phuenton6711/
Phanthan6710/
Piyantun679/
Painthan676/
Phachenthon675/
Phentong675/
Pajantan673/
Picinton673/
Pantucin673/
Paimtong672/
Pamthong672/
Peuntong672/
Pantatin671/
Panthane671/
Panthank671/
Pantahan671/
Pountoun671/
Pountong671/
Phentoon671/
Phantomg671/
Phantoom671/
Peamtong671/
Peantomg671/
Panttand670/
Panntane670/

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