Phuah Surname
Approximately 2,744 people bear this surname
Phuah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2,391 | 1:12,336 | 1,304 |
| Singapore | 128 | 1:43,029 | 1,626 |
| Australia | 70 | 1:385,653 | 31,598 |
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Phuah (72) may also be a first name.
Phuah Demographics
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Phuah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phuah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phuah is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phuah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Phuah is the 159,055th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,655,811 people. Phuah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Phuah reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Phuah is also the 1,143,416th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 72 people.
It is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 2,391 people, or 1 in 12,336. In Malaysia Phuah is mostly concentrated in: Penang, where 30 percent are found, Selangor, where 29 percent are found and Perak, where 21 percent are found. Besides Malaysia Phuah is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Phuah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Phuah surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
Phuah earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.79% more than the national average, earning $47,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phouah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Puah | 89 | 3,421 | / |
| Pahua | 80 | 2,358 | / |
| Phuha | 80 | 72 | / |
| Puaha | 80 | 41 | / |
| Pouah | 80 | 8 | / |
| Phoua | 80 | 3 | / |
| Puhach | 73 | 11,224 | / |
| Phuhoi | 73 | 711 | / |
| Phuuat | 73 | 464 | / |
| Pujiah | 73 | 403 | / |
| Pouaha | 73 | 185 | / |
| Pouahe | 73 | 17 | / |
| Phuhat | 73 | 5 | / |
| Phuhoy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Phouay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Phuhad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Phooah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Péhoua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phauha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phauad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phugia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puhash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puha | 67 | 3,009 | / |
| Fuah | 67 | 1,178 | / |
| Puđa | 67 | 467 | / |
| Poua | 67 | 376 | / |
| Paua | 67 | 276 | / |
| Peua | 67 | 66 | / |
| Puhatch | 67 | 28 | / |
| Puuahee | 67 | 22 | / |
| Pu'a | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pușa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phuijai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Puua | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Phuah
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