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 occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paulua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 43 percent of Paulua are found; 43 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 43 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most common first name internationally, held by 20 people.

Paulua is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 44,083,065. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Central Sulawesi, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia Paulua is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 14 percent are found.

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
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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 Paulua
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