Piyai Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

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

Piyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
India101:76,706,538639,611
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588

Piyai (73) may also be a first name.

Piyai Last Name Facts

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

Piyai (Hindi: पियाई) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Piyai? popularity and diffusion

Piyai is the 2,808,717th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Piyai is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Piyai live; 44 percent live in Oceania Islands and 44 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,134,117th most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 73 people.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Piyai is mostly found in: West Sepik, where 88 percent are found, Chimbu, where 6 percent are found and Manus, where 6 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and India, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phiyai9147/
Piyaui9117/
Piyaoi911/
Piyahai831/
Piyaaai831/
Payai80207/
Pijai8092/
Puiyi8030/
Poyai8029/
Peyai8024/
Puiai8023/
Puyai8016/
Piyay8016/
Piyoi808/
Piiai806/
Paiyi805/
Piyaa804/
Poiai803/
Piyaj801/
Peiai801/
Phayai73595/
Pooyai73194/
Phuyai73183/
Pagiai7386/
Paiyaj7325/
Phijai7325/
Phiyaj7325/
Piyayo7319/
Phoyai7311/
Paiyoi738/
Payait737/
Puijai736/
Peyahi736/
Puyjai735/
Paiyay734/
Puiyea733/
Poiahi731/
Peiais731/
Poiaie731/
Pheyai731/
Piyajh731/
Paayai731/
Peeyai731/
Puiyih731/
Puiahi731/
Pajiyi731/
Paiyij731/
Payaih731/
Paie67502/
Phaiyaj67260/
Peai67125/
Piei6757/
Pooyaie6714/
Poihahi6711/
Payauis679/
Phooyai675/
Paiyidd675/
Phuijai675/
Phiyajh673/
Piey673/
Phoijai673/
Pooyaei672/
Phaiyoi672/
Pouyaei672/
Paijaya671/
Payyayi671/
Phayaai671/
Piyahay671/
Phiyayo671/

Piyai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Piyai in the Hindi language
पियाईpiya'i66.67
पियाीpiyai33.33

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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 Piyai
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