Phayi Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Phayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Phayi (58) may also be a first name.

Phayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phayi is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Phayi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phayi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Phayi are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Phayi is also the 1,295,729th most common first name world-wide, borne by 58 people.

The surname Phayi is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 2,167,108. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 84 percent live, Gauteng, where 12 percent live and Free State, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Phayi Last Name Statistics demography

Phayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.49% less than the national average, earning R 27,360 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phayip914/
Phayij912/
Phayis912/
Phayid911/
Phai8923,483/
Payi893,831/
Phay891,895/
Ppayi804,640/
Payis80319/
Pahay80226/
Phaya80124/
Phaij80119/
Pahai80114/
Payie8082/
Phoyi8055/
Phayu8051/
Payit8037/
Phais8037/
Phaye8031/
Payhi8028/
Phayo8022/
Phaia8020/
Pheyi8011/
Phuyi8010/
Phaid805/
Phaji804/
Phajy804/
Payip803/
Payio803/
Payiz802/
Paayi802/
Payij801/
Payiy801/
Phayd801/
Phays801/
Phhay801/
Phaio801/
Phyie801/
Hpayi801/
Phaih801/
Phaiu801/
Phaiy801/
Phaip801/
Pohyi801/
Pahyi801/
Pai7568,548/
Pay7517,653/
Phayat73218/
Phayot73145/
Phayap73133/
Pahaye73109/
Phayad7369/
Phaijh7362/
Phaiah7355/
Payich7336/
Phayas7313/
Pahaya7310/
Phayaz7310/
Pahaji735/
Phaiph735/
Phayau734/
Phayod734/
Phaaya732/
Phaich732/
Ppayyi731/
Phaaij731/
Phahij731/
Phajgi731/
Hpayis731/
Hpayit731/
Payiss731/
Paahai731/
Phajiy731/
Phayah731/
D'Phay731/
Phahia731/
Phaiyo731/
Phayes730/
Phaies730/
Paya6779,269/
Pais6755,809/
Paye6741,431/
Paiz6729,822/
Pait6717,687/
Payo675,509/
Paiu673,413/
Payu672,230/
Pays672,222/
Paji671,988/
Phae671,572/
Peyi671,376/
Phau671,347/
Paia671,323/
Poyi671,299/
Paid671,137/
Phoa671,081/
Paić67826/
Phuy67712/
Paio67702/
Paai67658/
Phoi67610/
Peha67592/
Paie67502/
Phey67454/
Payt67393/
Paay67383/
Phie67364/
Phea67286/
Phui67278/
Paip67195/
Phoy67188/
Phayaya67183/
Payá67173/
Phei67146/
Paii67136/
Payz67127/
Páhy67120/
Phye67112/
Uamphai67107/
Paij6788/
Payd6768/
Piyi6748/
Puhy6735/
Pyie6735/
Payà6735/
Phaa6729/
Pahy6722/
Puyi6717/
Paiy6716/
Pgai6716/
Ppai6715/
Paiš6714/
Phaj6713/
Payp6713/
Ppay6712/
Payé6711/
Pyio679/
Pohy679/
Hpay679/
Pahajiy675/
Payj674/
Vpai673/
Pyia673/
Hpai673/
Pahahei673/
Payó673/
Payy672/
Bpai672/
Payh672/
Phaahia672/
Pgay672/
Pfai672/
Pfay671/
Pajy671/
Pauy671/
Pahahia671/
Paià671/
Paiã671/
Phaahie671/
Pyji671/
Phayaha671/
Phahyap671/
Phahyat671/
Phaihoh671/
Phaijtt671/

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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 Phayi
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