Last name Панай (Panai 
, Панай 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare cognomen. The family name Панай is characteristic of Monaco, where it is quite a common surname, Moldova, where it is quite a rare surname, and Malaysia, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in South-eastern Asia, particularly Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Likewise, Панай is the forename as well as the last name.