Pouala Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Pouala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Pouala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pouala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pouala has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pouala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pouala is the 5,587,209th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Pouala is primarily found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Pouala reside; 83 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 83 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Pouala is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea Pouala is most prevalent in: East New Britain, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Pouala
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