Paulua Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Paulua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paulua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Paulua (20) may also be a first name.

Paulua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paulua is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paulua? popularity and diffusion

Paulua is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 43 percent of Paulua reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Paulua is also the 2,446,817th most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

Paulua is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 44,083,065. In Indonesia Paulua is most prevalent in: Central Sulawesi, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pauelua927/
Palua91961/
Pulua91320/
Paulguha861/
Pallua83469/
Palhua83296/
Paluay8369/
Paalua8327/
Paluas836/
Pealua832/
Paluat831/
Paulwa831/
Paulba831/
Pulhua831/
Pauluo831/
Puluas831/
Palluat77125/
Phuluea777/
Phuluha774/
Palluas772/
Patluea771/
Paulvaz771/
Paluath771/
Paluhay771/
Pulhuha771/
Palwa73860/
Palva73434/
Pulwa7362/
Palba7329/
Polua7310/
Puluo737/
Paluo734/
Pulva733/
Pulba731/
Pateliua711/
Palvai671,229/
Palwai67275/
Palway67101/
Pealba6771/
Pealva6769/
Pulvas6762/
Pahlwa6758/
Pallva6743/
Palluo6731/
Palvay6726/
Palvas6725/
Polhua6716/
Palvad6714/
Pulbai6713/
Palbai678/
Phulva676/
Peelua676/
Palvaa675/
Pallwa675/
Paalva675/
Paluos674/
Poluea674/
Phalwa673/
Pholua673/
Pohlua673/
Palvat672/
Palwad672/
Phulwa672/
Palwah672/
Pollua671/
Paalwa671/
Poluah671/
Puluos671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Paulua
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