Phaiya Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Phaiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Phaiya (53) may also be a first name.
Phaiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phaiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phaiya is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phaiya? popularity and diffusion
Phaiya is the 1,244,200th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. Phaiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Phaiya are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Phaiya is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 53 people.
The last name Phaiya is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Other than Malawi this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Iceland, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Phaiya
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