Payyan Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Payyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Payyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India241:31,961,058386,265
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Payyan (66) may also be a first name.

Payyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Payyan (Hindi: पय्यन, Marathi: यन) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Payyan.

How Common Is The Last Name Payyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Payyan is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. Payyan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Payyan reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Payyan is also the 1,201,840th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 66 people.

The last name Payyan is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 31,961,058. In India Payyan is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 46 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 29 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 13 percent reside. Not including India it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 15 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Payyant921/
Paiyan8347/
Payian835/
Payean834/
Payaon833/
Payyam833/
Payaan832/
Payjan832/
Paayan831/
Payyon830/
Pyan804,068/
Payuhan7729/
Pahayan7720/
Paiyang7719/
Payohan7713/
Paiyane7712/
Payahan775/
Phayjan774/
Phaiyan772/
Poyyant771/
Paiyand771/
Payeang771/
Paayyam771/
Payaong771/
Paiyant771/
Phyan7316,990/
Payon731,790/
Pyang73344/
Pyhan73242/
Pyant73207/
Paean7391/
Pyane7373/
Paaun7321/
Pyoan7317/
Pauan736/
Hpyan731/
Paaon731/
Payaõ731/
Piaan731/
Paiyasen718/
Phaiyang714/
Pahaiyan711/
Pyatin671,060/
Paijan67599/
Pajean67219/
Paayam67208/
Phayon67151/
Piatyn67142/
Pauang67118/
Pujaan6795/
Peiyan6742/
Pajaan6738/
Pauhan6727/
Paiyam6724/
Phyang6717/
Pagian6714/
Pajian6714/
Poyoan679/
Poyaon679/
Payoam678/
Pijyan678/
Payiam678/
Paaune677/
Paayon676/
Payaam675/
Paiyon675/
Peyyam674/
Pyanne673/
Payeon673/
Peyian673/
Puyaon672/
Pahayahan672/
Pajjan672/
Peahan672/
Piyaon671/
Pyhann671/
Pyasin671/
Pyamng671/
Pyacin671/
Pejyan671/
Puiyan671/
Pajyam671/
Paaung671/
Payjon671/
Paiaon671/
Piyaan671/
Phyaan671/
Piaang671/
Phiaan671/
Pauant670/

Payyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Payyan in the Hindi language
पय्यनpayyana-
Payyan in the Marathi language
यनyana83.33
यानyana16.67

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