Pua Surname

25,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Pua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia4,8591:6,070789
Philippines4,6711:21,6742,763
Peru3,3771:9,4121,360
Colombia2,0711:23,0681,667
Indonesia1,8391:71,9147,740
United States6241:580,86447,547
Singapore4021:13,701623
Spain3881:120,4959,387
Ecuador2471:64,3965,216
Papua New Guinea2451:33,2803,885
Chile2361:74,6463,021
United Arab Emirates2211:41,4584,276
Northern Mariana Islands1811:30259
Solomon Islands1621:3,580404
Argentina1411:303,14524,179
Thailand1221:579,00398,779
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Qatar1091:21,6332,325
Israel1081:79,2379,601
French Polynesia1041:2,700546
Cambodia1041:148,9152,737
Venezuela911:331,9137,350
Canada881:418,70036,754
Uruguay871:39,4454,524
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
Australia651:415,31833,226
Taiwan601:390,7463,053
India551:13,946,643236,652
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
American Samoa391:1,430249
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
China151:91,154,7714,767
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
England91:6,190,895170,599
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Panama61:652,04310,051
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Samoa41:48,452659
Micronesia41:26,561731
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
France21:33,211,361423,184
Tonga11:107,313791
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Palau11:21,643223
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Pua (5,103) may also be a first name.

Pua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pua (Hindi: पुआ, Oriya: ପୁଆ, Russian: Пуа) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 25,326th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 342,203 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 59 percent of Pua live; 56 percent live in Southeast Asia and 32 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pua is also the 94,997th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 5,103 people.

The surname is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 4,859 people, or 1 in 6,070. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 48 percent live, Johor, where 28 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 5 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this surname is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 22 percent live and Peru, where 16 percent live.

Pua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pua last name are 7.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pua earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 40.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,545 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.18% less than the national average, earning $18,575,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.08% more than the national average, earning $47,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.62% more than the national average, earning $63,902 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puad862,575/
Puay861,644/
Puat86956/
Puas86879/
Puač86187/
Mpua86134/
Puap86115/
Puaa86114/
Puae8628/
Puea868/
Pfua864/
Npua863/
Vpua861/
Puaj861/
Ppua861/
Pwua861/
Hpua861/
Puhač75191/
Puacz75188/
Puaad75110/
Puadh7549/
Pouha7543/
Puaat7541/
Mpuah7521/
Pua'a7515/
Pouea7510/
Puadt759/
Puach755/
Puhać754/
Puaph753/
Puayi752/
Mpuha752/
Puhau752/
Puatz751/
Mpuea751/
Puath751/
Puatt751/
Puadd751/
Bua6722,716/
Puhach6711,224/
Vua676,049/
Puo67155/
Puhacz67140/
Mpuayi6782/
Pwa6755/
Pua'at6710/
Pua'ad676/
Puahai674/
Puaaha674/
Pouhai672/
Puahau671/
Pua'au671/
Puhash671/
Puashp671/
Puaaid671/
Puahad671/

Pua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pua in the Oriya language
ପୁଆpu'a84
ପୁଅpu'a12
ପୁଆାଇଁpuaa'im4
Pua in the Hindi language
पुआpu'a69.23
पूआpu'a15.38
पुअाpuaa7.69
पूजाpuja7.69
Pua in the Russian language
Пуаpua-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pua
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