Pua Forename

94,997th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,103 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Tonga

Pua Forename Definition:

Or PUAH, Pew'-a, a mouth, a corner, a bush of hair. 1. Son of Issachar, and head of the family of Punites. Num. xxvi. 23. 2. Father of Tola, of the tribe of Issachar. Judges x. 1. 3. One of the two Hebrew midwives, whom Pharaoh commanded to destroy all the male children.

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Pua Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore
50%
 
2,0791:3,024431
Indonesia
100%
1,1541:223,53921,023
China-4481:3,049,23247,662
United States
 
63%
3931:922,48619,852
Israel
100%
2171:38,7232,707
India
 
66%
1611:7,545,826250,360
Tonga-1511:711162
Malaysia
 
61%
1171:260,25613,868
Papua New Guinea
62%
 
951:85,8148,002
Thailand
 
63%
731:959,80635,660
Philippines
81%
 
541:1,963,13843,961
American Samoa-321:1,745269
DR Congo
100%
271:2,734,35659,996
Cambodia
50%
 
231:707,53612,966
French Polynesia-221:12,6321,507
South Africa
100%
81:6,816,581127,931
Brazil
100%
71:30,605,165257,261
Sweden
100%
51:1,971,58130,505
Cameroon
100%
41:5,402,62668,032
Brunei-41:104,8921,566
Taiwan
100%
31:7,923,22799,341
England
100%
31:18,534,307106,915
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Italy
100%
21:30,531,04557,596
Venezuela-21:15,100,946147,145
Marshall Islands
100%
21:25,6153,101
New Caledonia-11:270,1643,221
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Russia
100%
11:144,233,704184,271
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Germany
100%
11:96,677,87695,912
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727

Pua (21,296) may also be a surname.

Pua Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Or PUAH, Pew'-a, a mouth, a corner, a bush of hair. 1. Son of Issachar, and head of the family of Punites. Num. xxvi. 23. 2. Father of Tola, of the tribe of Issachar. Judges x. 1. 3. One of the two Hebrew midwives, whom Pharaoh commanded to destroy all the male children. Exod. i. 15.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: he was scattered (as by a puff, a blow).

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

Pua Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puad863,869/
Puay861,298/
Puat86824/
Puas86251/
Puaj86202/
Puaa8635/
Puea8619/
Puaz8618/
Puoa8610/
Puae8610/
Mpua868/
Ppua866/
Puap863/
Hpua861/
Pbua861/
Puasp7516/
Hpuad7510/
Puaad759/
Pouha758/
Puaat757/
Puhaj756/
Puaiy754/
Puhoa753/
Puach751/
Puayi751/
Puath751/
Puatd751/
Puash751/
Puahe751/
Puaah751/
Puhea751/
Puhau751/
Pueha751/
Mphua751/
Bua6723,972/
Vua67926/
Puo67181/
Pwa67161/
Pouhap6731/
Puhaai673/
Pua'at673/
Puahay672/
Puhaad671/
Pouhau671/

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