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
The last name Phuay occurs in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Phuay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phuay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 398,988th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,262,524 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Phuay are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Phuay is also the 159,533rd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 2,201 people.
Phuay is most widely held in Cambodia, where it is borne by 869 people, or 1 in 17,822. In Cambodia Phuay is most frequent in: Siem Reap Province, where 22 percent are found, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 19 percent are found and Battambang Province, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Cambodia Phuay exists in one country. It also occurs in Singapore, where 1 percent are found.
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
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