Pávay Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pávay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pávay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary401:245,40719,663
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Pavay (491) are calculated separately.

Pávay Last Name Facts

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

Pávay (Hindi: पवय, Marathi: पवय) is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Pavay. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pávay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Pávay is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pávay are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Pávay is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 245,407. In Hungary Pávay is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 38 percent are found, Fejér County, where 30 percent are found and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pavay93491/
Páva89272/
Pávai80139/
Povay8082/
Páiva801/
Pávayová771/
Pavaye73418/
Pavaiy73375/
Pavaya73353/
Paivay7347/
Pavayo7318/
Payvay7316/
Pavayi7312/
Peavay731/
Pavauy731/
Pasvay731/
Povayy731/
Pávija731/
Pava6750,982/
Pavy672,745/
Pova67461/
Paby6730/
Pawy6726/
Pávé679/
Poovaya673/
Patvayi673/
Póva672/
Pavayah671/
Pavayad671/
Pfavayt671/
Pavayee671/
Povy670/

Pávay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pávay in the Hindi language
पवयpavaya-
Pávay in the Marathi language
पवयpavaya-

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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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  • 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 Pávay
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