Pu'u Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Pu'u Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| American Samoa | 22 | 1:2,534 | 546 |
Pu'u (14) may also be a first name.
Pu'u Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pu'u Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pu'u is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pu'u? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Pu'u live; 100 percent live in Oceania Islands and 54 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.
This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 50 percent reside, Western, where 31 percent reside and Central, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in American Samoa, where 46 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pau'u | 89 | 206 | / |
| Pu'uh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pou'uh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puiu | 75 | 13,714 | / |
| Puyu | 75 | 1,084 | / |
| Puju | 75 | 53 | / |
| Puhu | 75 | 45 | / |
| Peuu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pouu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puyou | 67 | 293 | / |
| Puyuh | 67 | 86 | / |
| Pujui | 67 | 31 | / |
| Pauhu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Puyus | 67 | 16 | / |
| Puiju | 67 | 11 | / |
| Puhiu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Puyut | 67 | 10 | / |
| Puiut | 67 | 5 | / |
| Puyud | 67 | 5 | / |
| Puyui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Puiyu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Puhuj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puius | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puhui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pujuy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phuyu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puheu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Puhau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pheuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puhut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puhud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pujuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfuyu | 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 Pu'u
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