Peye Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Peye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
France201:3,321,136213,627
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Peyé (1) & Péyé (1) are calculated separately.

Peye (618) may also be a first name.

Peye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peye (Oriya: େପେୟ) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Peyé or Péyé. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peye? popularity and diffusion

Peye is the 1,369,340th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname Peye is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Peye live; 49 percent live in Central Africa and 49 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Peye is also the 335,616th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 618 people.

The last name Peye is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Outside of The DR Congo this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.

Peye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Peye last name decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peyé921/
Peyes8965/
Peyed8941/
Peiye8940/
Peyeu8928/
Pejye8919/
Peyei895/
Peyye894/
Peyez893/
Pheye892/
Peyet892/
Pieye892/
Peyee891/
Peyie891/
Peyeh891/
Peeye891/
Peyey890/
Pye8621,580/
Pee866,667/
Pey863,542/
Péyé831/
Payeye8056/
Pojeye8027/
Pheyoe808/
Peyyet803/
Peyett802/
Puyeye802/
Paheye801/
Peyech801/
Peeyee801/
Peiyee801/
Pheyes800/
Paye7541,431/
Peya758,073/
Peay754,221/
Poey752,334/
Phee752,143/
Peje751,918/
Peyi751,376/
Peea75830/
Poye75817/
Peys75737/
Phey75454/
Puey75440/
Puye75299/
Piee75229/
Peyo75229/
Peyu75171/
Piye75130/
Phye75112/
Peue7590/
Paee7587/
Peei7558/
Puee7548/
Paey7541/
Püye7535/
Peie7534/
Peae7513/
Peyz7512/
Pyee7512/
Poee7510/
Pyei759/
Pejy755/
Peuy754/
Peej754/
Pyej753/
Piey753/
Peyt753/
Peyh752/
Ppee751/
Pfye751/
Peyj751/
Vpey751/
Hpye751/
Peey750/
Pijjeye731/
Payet6742,356/
Pouye6733,622/
Pueyo678,741/
Payes673,498/
Poyet673,494/
Peyou67853/
Pouey67838/
Peyas67742/
Peaea67533/
Phoey67442/
Puyed67419/
Peych67373/
Poiye67304/
Pegge67274/
Piyes67210/
Pheea67199/
Puiye67177/
Paiye67160/
Payez67138/
Puyet67130/
Pooye67130/
Peysh67121/
Payep67117/
Peyoi67116/
Poeea67113/
Peyap6794/
Paeyo6791/
Pejay6783/
Peytz6776/
Pawee6774/
Payee6773/
Peyop6770/
Peyis6769/
Poyee6761/
Peays6752/
Peyoh6749/
Peyus6744/
Phaye6731/
Peiyo6729/
Peșea6728/
Peyau6728/
Peyah6726/
Peyad6725/
Payeh6724/
Peyai6724/
Peyha6724/
Pajee6722/
Poyep6722/
Paeee6722/
Peyot6720/
Pieya6718/
Peyat6715/
Peyid6715/
Payed6715/
Piyeh6714/
Pegie6714/
Peyts6712/
Puyep6712/
Poyes6711/
Pheyi6711/
Peiez6710/
Poeee6710/
Pejie6710/
Peyuh6710/
Pahey6710/
Peyoj679/
Peyoy679/
Pijee678/
Pheuy678/
Powee678/
Peeya678/
Poyeh677/
Phuye677/
Peayo676/
Peyiç676/
Pauey675/
Peeei675/
Paaye675/
Peaez675/
Piyet675/
Pyoey675/
Powey674/
Peyyi674/
Peyos674/
Peeii674/
Paeea674/
Pejee674/
Puyeu673/
Pajey673/
Poeyo673/
Peyit673/
Peuyo673/
Puyes673/
Peeji673/
Pa'ee673/
Peeea672/
Pheyo672/
Pejey672/
Peues672/
Piyee672/
Payeu672/
Pheya672/
Phoye672/
Paiee672/
Pheey672/
Bpoey671/
Poeuy671/
Peaey671/
Peeio671/
Peeje671/
Peeuy671/
Peeys671/
Peiay671/
Pawey671/
Pueoy671/
Pujee671/
Poyye671/
Ppaye671/
Pheej671/
Pheys671/
Peuey671/
Peyst671/
Phiye671/
Phuee671/
Pahye671/
Paeay671/
Payei671/
Peuer671/
Paeei671/
Payey671/
Pieje671/
Pețea671/
Peyay671/
Peyaz671/
Peyiz671/
Peyoo671/
Peyoz671/
Pehya671/
Pejei671/
Pejhe671/
Peehy671/
Peeie671/
Peeyo671/
Peeay671/
Puyeh671/
Poyey671/
Poyez671/
P'Pee671/
Peeia671/
Pphye671/
Pie'e671/
Peeyp671/
Pehei671/
Pe'ie671/
Piyey670/
Poiey670/
Peaes670/
Pioey670/
Pehay670/

Peye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peye in the Oriya language
େପେୟepeya-

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Footnotes

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