Payoh Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Payoh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Payoh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Payoh (37) may also be a first name.

Payoh Last Name Facts

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

Payoh is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Payoh? popularity and diffusion

Payoh is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Payoh reside; 76 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 76 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Payoh is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name globally, held by 37 people.

It is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 2,457,852. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 83 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 8 percent reside and Sabah, where 8 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Payodh913/
Payooh913/
Payo895,509/
Payh892/
Payouth831/
Payot807,338/
Payos802,034/
Payod801,121/
Pauyo80770/
Paydh80632/
Payoe80585/
Paysh80477/
Paiyo80251/
Payou80184/
Payah80172/
Poyoh80158/
Piyoh80142/
Puyoh8094/
Payht8092/
Peyoh8049/
Paych8040/
Payhi8028/
Payuh8027/
Payeh8024/
Phayo8022/
Payyo8017/
Payha8014/
Pajoh8014/
Payio803/
Payop802/
Pahyo802/
Payoo802/
Payhe801/
Payoz801/
Pay7517,653/
Pajouh73914/
Payoux73193/
Phayot73145/
Payood7367/
Payich7336/
Payush7333/
Payova7329/
Pajooh7327/
Payous7324/
Payhee7319/
Payoos7316/
Pahyod7312/
Peyouh737/
Payout736/
Phayod734/
Pohyoh734/
Payash733/
Payhad733/
Payuos732/
Payath732/
Payoss732/
Payeth731/
Payaph731/
Payuot731/
Peyosh731/
Pieyoh731/
Phayah731/
Ppayos731/
Bppayo731/
Phaiyo731/
Payoot731/
Payuth731/
Payesh731/
Paytch730/
Paya6779,269/
Paye6741,431/
Pajo679,141/
Puyo676,783/
Poyo674,580/
Payi673,831/
Piyo673,805/
Payu672,230/
Pays672,222/
Phay671,895/
Pohu671,535/
Pahu671,469/
Paio67702/
Pouh67610/
Payt67393/
Paay67383/
Peyo67229/
Peah67225/
Payá67173/
Pauh67165/
Paih67156/
Payz67127/
Payd6768/
Payà6735/
Pahy6722/
Paiy6716/
Payp6713/
Ppay6712/
Payé6711/
Pyio679/
Pohy679/
Hpay679/
Pajh678/
Payj674/
Pyoy674/
Payó673/
Payy672/
Peyh672/
Pgay672/
Pohj672/
Poih671/
Pfay671/
Puyh671/
Pajy671/
Pauy671/
Pyjo671/
Poyh671/
Phayaha671/
Phaihoh671/
Payedth671/
Payhood670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Payoh
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