Polpu Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

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

Polpu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polpu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
India61:127,844,230863,365

Polpu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polpu is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Polpu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polpu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,017,195th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Polpu reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 86 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 226,492. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 97 percent live and Morobe, where 3 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea Polpu is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polput9110/
Polpou911/
Polputh8334/
Polphut8327/
Poolput8311/
Pholput835/
Polpuch833/
Pollpus830/
Palpu8099/
Pulpu8021/
Pholphut778/
Polphuch772/
Polpeuch771/
Phulpu73227/
Pallpu7382/
Pulpus734/
Paslpu733/
Pulput733/
Ppalpu731/
Polpoo731/
Palpuz731/
Palbpu731/
Puslpu731/
Pullpu731/
Patlpu731/
Pholphuch711/
Phulput67284/
Pulphus67217/
Patelpu674/
Palpuch671/
Pallpau671/
Pulpuss670/
Pullpus670/
Pulpfus670/
Phulphut621/
Phulphus621/
Patilpuyd571/

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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
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  • 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 Polpu
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