Phuay Surname
Approximately 882 people bear this surname
Phuay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 869 | 1:17,822 | 1,236 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Phuay (2,201) may also be a first name.
Phuay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phuay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phuay is more commonly found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Phuay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phuay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Phuay is the 398,988th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,262,524 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Phuay live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 159,533rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 2,201 people.
Phuay is most frequently held in Cambodia, where it is borne by 869 people, or 1 in 17,822. In Cambodia Phuay is most common in: Siem Reap Province, where 22 percent live, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 19 percent live and Battambang Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Cambodia Phuay is found in one country. It also occurs in Singapore, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phuayu | 91 | 138 | / |
| Phuaya | 91 | 2 | / |
| Phuayi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Phua | 89 | 30,818 | / |
| Phuat | 80 | 623 | / |
| Phway | 80 | 45 | / |
| Hvuay | 80 | 20 | / |
| Phuoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wphua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phuad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phvay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phueyo | 73 | 26 | / |
| Phuhat | 73 | 5 | / |
| Phuhoy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Phuhad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pbhayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buay | 67 | 8,921 | / |
| Phui | 67 | 278 | / |
| Phueyot | 67 | 182 | / |
| Phue | 67 | 149 | / |
| Phuawet | 67 | 113 | / |
| Vuay | 67 | 39 | / |
| Pbay | 67 | 15 | / |
| Phva | 67 | 14 | / |
| Fuay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pfua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pbuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pbhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pvuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phueyod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phuiyee | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Phuay
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis