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Where Does The Last Name Pays Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Pays (Hindi: पायस, Russian: Пайс) is most common in France. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pays? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 190,062^nd most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,279,724 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Pays are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 659,352^nd most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 190 people.

This last name is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 1,671 people, or 1 in 39,750. In France Pays is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 44 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 7 percent are found. Aside from France Pays is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 5 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Pays Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Pays has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pays surname expanded 1,880 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 6 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pays Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Pays surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Pays earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.83% less than the national average, earning $41,064 USD per year.