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Surname Hays (هايس , Hays , 海斯 , among others...) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The surname Hays is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a common surname, Namibia, where it is quite a rare surname, and France. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, Hays is the forename as well as the last name.