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PAYAS Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,569^th

Most common surname in India

835

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, dadhich, kasyapa, madhusudhana and raghu kula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ambabai, kali and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Paias has several variations, including Payas, Payás, Payase, Paiase, Payasse, Payasses, Payàs, Payao, Payos, Payot, Payau, and Payol. The religion associated with PAYAS surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname are hindi and marathi.
Payal is another variation of this surname.

State-wise distribution of people with PAYAS surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Karnataka

Maharashtra

Madhya Pradesh

Jharkhand

Tamil Nadu

Andhra Pradesh

Delhi

Gujarat

Jammu and Kashmir

Category-wise distribution of people with PAYAS surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname PAYAS appear across 3 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.

85 (86%)

Food Distribution Records

8 (8%)

Voters List

6 (6%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

PAYAS families worship AMBABAI and KALI and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

PAYAS is classified as a OTHERS-based surname because it is historically associated with FOOD GRAINS.

The PAYAS surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

PAYAS families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DADHICH, KASYAPA, MADHUSUDHANA, RAGHU KULA.

Karnataka has the highest concentration of the PAYAS surname with 54 records (54.5%).

The PAYAS surname is written in HINDI, MARATHI scripts.

PAYAS is ranked #12569 in India with approximately 835 people bearing this surname.

The PAYAS surname is found across 9 states, with the top 3 being Karnataka (54.5%), Maharashtra (19.2%), Madhya Pradesh (16.2%).

PAYAS Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

History:

Description:

State-wise distribution of people with PAYAS surname

Category-wise distribution of people with PAYAS surname

Frequently Asked Questions

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