Payyar Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Payyar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Payyar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India151:51,137,692512,385
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Payyar Last Name Facts

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

Payyar (Marathi: यर) occurs most in India. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Payyar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Payyar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Payyar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Payyar are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

Payyar is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 73 percent reside and Kerala, where 20 percent reside. Not including India Payyar is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 17 percent reside and Iran, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paiyar8317/
Poyyar835/
Payjar833/
Peyyar833/
Payear832/
Pajyar832/
Pyar8014,537/
Payyoor7726/
Paiyard775/
Paiyare773/
Pahayar771/
Payiare771/
Pyare739,193/
Payor73399/
Pyhar73224/
Pyart7396/
Pyard7361/
Pyear7341/
Pauar7337/
Paear7331/
Phyar7330/
Pyatr7323/
Piaar7310/
Pyaar739/
Pyarh732/
Paaor731/
Pyarr730/
Puyear67501/
Piahar67104/
Paijar6758/
Pajgar6746/
Pajiar6719/
Pauhar6716/
Pujyar6715/
Pajhar6714/
Pahaur6713/
Pahaor679/
Pawear678/
Phyare675/
Pyaare673/
Pyahar672/
Bhpyar672/
Pyarre671/
Payeor671/
Pujaar671/
Peaard671/
Phauar671/
Pajaar671/
Pihaar671/
Pyhare671/
Pajjar671/
Peaear671/
Pauare671/
Pauard670/

Payyar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Payyar in the Marathi language
यरyara75
यारyara25

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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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  • 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 Payyar
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