Púa Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Púa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Púa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Půa (1) & Puá (1) are calculated separately.

Púa Last Name Facts

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

Púa occurs more in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Půa or Puá. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Púa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Púa is the 4,532,898th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Púa are found; 68 percent are found in South America and 32 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

This last name is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,962,345. Barring Colombia this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 26 percent reside and Uruguay, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Půa891/
Pa80380,078/
8016/
Puá781/
Pae67421,523/
Pha6790,975/
Pai6768,548/
Pea6722,657/
Pau6721,963/
Pay6717,653/
Paa678,304/
Ppa673,663/
Poa671,653/
Hpa67702/
Paj67381/
Bpa67175/
Púš6732/
Pfa6717/
Péa672/
Phú671/
Paí671/
Púj671/
Pìa671/

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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 Púa
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