Paia Surname

289,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,323 people bear this surname

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

Paia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea6541:12,4671,150
Solomon Islands2881:2,014166
Brazil1261:1,699,00355,624
Romania851:236,21022,608
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
United States291:12,498,584473,286
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Cook Islands131:1,398376
Estonia121:110,15019,471
India111:69,733,217610,955
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Paià (1) & Paiã (1) are calculated separately.

Paia (870) may also be a first name.

Paia Last Name Facts

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

Paia (Georgian: ფაია, Oriya: ପାଇଆ) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Paià or Paiã. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 289,639th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,508,349 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Paia live; 77 percent live in Oceania Islands and 49 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 275,855th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 870 people.

The surname Paia is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 654 people, or 1 in 12,467. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Western Highlands, where 43 percent live, Enga, where 9 percent live and National Capital District, where 9 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Paia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Paia last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Paia earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.81% less than the national average, earning R 47,976 per year and in United States they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $42,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paià921/
Paiã921/
Paias891,027/
Pahia89108/
Paiha8974/
Paiau8958/
Paiah8941/
Paiap8933/
Phaia8920/
Pauia8913/
Paiaz892/
Poaia892/
Hpaia891/
Paiat891/
Paaia891/
Pai8668,548/
Paa868,304/
Phaiah8055/
Paggia8016/
Ppaiah8012/
Pau'ia807/
Paiaya804/
Poiaia801/
Phahia801/
Pooaia801/
Paiaia801/
Paiaja801/
Paya7579,269/
Pais7555,809/
Paiz7529,822/
Phai7523,483/
Pait7517,687/
Paja7514,151/
Puia753,989/
Payi753,831/
Paiu753,413/
Paji751,988/
Peia751,696/
Paid751,137/
Paić75826/
Paio75702/
Poia75665/
Paai75658/
Paie75502/
Paľa75423/
Paay75383/
Paip75195/
Paih75156/
Paii75136/
Paij7588/
Pa'a7586/
Pața7566/
Ppaa7529/
Phaa7529/
Paiy7516/
Pgai7516/
Ppai7515/
Paiš7514/
Piia759/
Pașa757/
Vpai753/
Pyia753/
Hpai753/
Paaa753/
Bpai752/
Hpaa752/
Pfai752/
Péia751/
Pfaa751/
Paaj751/
Bpaa751/
Phaahia732/
Pahahia731/
Pa67380,078/
Pi67346,347/
Payas676,458/
Ppayi674,640/
Paggi674,202/
Payad671,932/
Pauya671,772/
Paizs671,218/
Paius671,198/
Payat671,020/
Paays67717/
Paais67615/
Paish67506/
Paich67469/
Ppaya67398/
Pagie67388/
Payis67319/
Paitz67306/
Paist67294/
Paiyo67251/
Pahay67226/
Paaya67211/
Paios67173/
Payah67172/
Pahio67167/
Pahau67160/
Payau67160/
Payaz67153/
Phaja67129/
Phaya67124/
Phaij67119/
Pahai67114/
Poias6783/
Payie6782/
Paaij6749/
Pajah6749/
Paiss6748/
Paije6747/
Pawie6747/
Paidh6741/
Payap6740/
Paiuş6738/
Payit6737/
Phais6737/
Paijh6736/
Paies6734/
Hpaya6733/
Pajie6732/
Payaa6729/
Paicz6728/
Payhi6728/
Paaja6727/
Phayi6727/
Paiop6725/
Puhia6723/
Puias6723/
Paitt6722/
Pohia6720/
Pieia6720/
Bpaya6718/
Pajih6718/
Paiho6717/
Pai'i6716/
Payha6714/
Pai'e6714/
Pfaiz6712/
Paiez6712/
Pajio6711/
Pujaa6710/
Phuia6710/
Peiah679/
Pa'ai679/
Paihi678/
Pahya677/
Paisz677/
Paawe677/
Pgaji677/
Pajiy676/
Poeia676/
Paioo676/
Phaid675/
Paaye675/
Puiat675/
Pahei675/
Phaji674/
Paiot674/
Peias674/
Paiis674/
Hpaji674/
Paaid674/
Payip673/
Paaji673/
Paits673/
Paajo673/
Paiud673/
Payio673/
Paiit672/
Payiz672/
Pouia672/
Pahja672/
Paayi672/
Pajiæ672/
Pajaa672/
Paaay672/
Pioia672/
Paiee672/
Paieh672/
Paiid671/
Pahaj671/
Poiad671/
Payij671/
Payiy671/
Puyaa671/
Ppais671/
Phaio671/
Pahii671/
Paidd671/
Paihu671/
Paait671/
Paiie671/
Pauie671/
Paids671/
Paiou671/
Pahji671/
Hpaja671/
Hpayi671/
Pauio671/
Paiuh671/
Paičs671/
Pa'ei671/
Paaii671/
Paaiy671/
Phaih671/
Phaiu671/
Phaiy671/
Pojaa671/
Puuia671/
P'Pai671/
Peeia671/
Bppai671/
Poaya671/
Pyoaa671/
Phaip671/
Poiau671/
Poiaz671/
Pa'ie671/
Pahiu671/
Pahyi671/
Paied671/
Paihe671/
Paiht671/
Peiat670/

Paia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paia in the Georgian language
ფაიაpaia-
Paia in the Oriya language
ପାଇଆpa'i'a40
ପଇଆpa'i'a30
ପାଇଅpa'i'a20
ପଇଆାଇଁpa'iaa'im10

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paia
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