Paiyak Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

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

Paiyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paiyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea731:111,69515,161
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Paiyak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paiyak is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paiyak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,168,711th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Paiyak live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 111,695. In Papua New Guinea Paiyak is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 44 percent are found, Enga, where 30 percent are found and West Sepik, where 26 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phaiyak921/
Paiyok8319/
Paijak834/
Paieak834/
Payyak832/
Payjak831/
Payeak831/
Pyak805,872/
Piak801,079/
Payjack77151/
Payahak772/
Pijak73336/
Phyak73208/
Phiak7375/
Payok7340/
Piake7336/
Pyake7331/
Paiok7315/
Pihak7313/
Pieak7313/
Paeak737/
Pauak731/
Paoik731/
Pioak731/
Pyack731/
Poyyak6721/
Payyac6719/
Paihok674/
Paeeik674/
Pajjak671/
Poiyok671/
Pagiag671/
Payock671/
Payeax671/
Piakcc671/
Paweak671/
Poiyakova671/

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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 Paiyak
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