Paytons Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Paytons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paytons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080

Paytons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paytons is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paytons? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Paytons reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Arkansas, where 50 percent live and Texas, where 50 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Patons922/
Patoins861/
Pastons861/
Peatons860/
Pattons860/
Paytonce801/
Pitons776/
Petons772/
Pathans7122/
Pietons711/
Pistons710/
Pettons710/
Peethons671/
Pitans6230/
Petuns622/
Petans621/
Patumse5719/
Patanje578/
Pathams578/
Pittans572/
Pestans571/
Pestuns571/
Pattams571/
Poitans570/
Peetooms5317/
Poitgans531/
Peettans531/
Patamshe531/
Pathamshe501/

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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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  • 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 Paytons
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