Priyay Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Philippines

Priyay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Priyay Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

Priyay (8) may also be a first name.

Priyay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Priyay (Arabic: برياي, Marathi: याय) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Priyay.

How Common Is The Last Name Priyay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Priyay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Priyay are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Priyay is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 8 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is most frequent in: Bihar, where 50 percent are found. Besides India this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priyaa83197/
Priyea834/
Preyay832/
Prayay832/
Priyai832/
Priyaj831/
Priyae831/
Priyoyo773/
Prayaye771/
Praye7360/
Priey735/
Preay731/
Prehay67106/
Prayai6741/
Preija6720/
Prajay6718/
Prayei6716/
Preiye678/
Prayaj672/
Praaye671/
Preyai671/
Prayoe671/
Preyaa671/
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Priyay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Priyay in the Marathi language
यायyaya-
Priyay in the Arabic language
بريايbryay-

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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 Priyay
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