Pua Surname
Approximately 21,296 people bear this surname
Pua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4,859 | 1:6,070 | 789 |
| Philippines | 4,671 | 1:21,674 | 2,763 |
| Peru | 3,377 | 1:9,412 | 1,360 |
| Colombia | 2,071 | 1:23,068 | 1,667 |
| Indonesia | 1,839 | 1:71,914 | 7,740 |
| United States | 624 | 1:580,864 | 47,547 |
| Singapore | 402 | 1:13,701 | 623 |
| Spain | 388 | 1:120,495 | 9,387 |
| Ecuador | 247 | 1:64,396 | 5,216 |
| Papua New Guinea | 245 | 1:33,280 | 3,885 |
| Chile | 236 | 1:74,646 | 3,021 |
| United Arab Emirates | 221 | 1:41,458 | 4,276 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 181 | 1:302 | 59 |
| Solomon Islands | 162 | 1:3,580 | 404 |
| Argentina | 141 | 1:303,145 | 24,179 |
| Thailand | 122 | 1:579,003 | 98,779 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| Qatar | 109 | 1:21,633 | 2,325 |
| Israel | 108 | 1:79,237 | 9,601 |
| French Polynesia | 104 | 1:2,700 | 546 |
| Cambodia | 104 | 1:148,915 | 2,737 |
| Venezuela | 91 | 1:331,913 | 7,350 |
| Canada | 88 | 1:418,700 | 36,754 |
| Uruguay | 87 | 1:39,445 | 4,524 |
| New Zealand | 85 | 1:53,274 | 8,505 |
| Nigeria | 78 | 1:2,271,061 | 76,915 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| Taiwan | 60 | 1:390,746 | 3,053 |
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| Brazil | 52 | 1:4,116,814 | 111,429 |
| American Samoa | 39 | 1:1,430 | 249 |
| Mexico | 31 | 1:4,004,071 | 26,265 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Samoa | 4 | 1:48,452 | 659 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
Pua (5,103) may also be a first name.
Pua Demographics
Average Pua Salary in
United States
$47,497 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puad | 86 | 2,575 | / |
| Puay | 86 | 1,644 | / |
| Puat | 86 | 956 | / |
| Puas | 86 | 879 | / |
| Puač | 86 | 187 | / |
| Mpua | 86 | 134 | / |
| Puap | 86 | 115 | / |
| Puaa | 86 | 114 | / |
| Puae | 86 | 28 | / |
| Puea | 86 | 8 | / |
| Pfua | 86 | 4 | / |
| Npua | 86 | 3 | / |
| Vpua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Puaj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ppua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pwua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hpua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Puhač | 75 | 191 | / |
| Puacz | 75 | 188 | / |
| Puaad | 75 | 110 | / |
| Puadh | 75 | 49 | / |
| Pouha | 75 | 43 | / |
| Puaat | 75 | 41 | / |
| Mpuah | 75 | 21 | / |
| Pua'a | 75 | 15 | / |
| Pouea | 75 | 10 | / |
| Puadt | 75 | 9 | / |
| Puach | 75 | 5 | / |
| Puhać | 75 | 4 | / |
| Puaph | 75 | 3 | / |
| Puayi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mpuha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Puhau | 75 | 2 | / |
| Puatz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mpuea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puath | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puatt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puadd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bua | 67 | 22,716 | / |
| Puhach | 67 | 11,224 | / |
| Vua | 67 | 6,049 | / |
| Puo | 67 | 155 | / |
| Puhacz | 67 | 140 | / |
| Mpuayi | 67 | 82 | / |
| Pwa | 67 | 55 | / |
| Pua'at | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pua'ad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Puahai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puaaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pouhai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puahau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pua'au | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puhash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puashp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puaaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puahad | 67 | 1 | / |
Pua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pua in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁଆ | pu'a | 84 |
| ପୁଅ | pu'a | 12 |
| ପୁଆାଇଁ | puaa'im | 4 |
| Pua in the Hindi language | ||
| पुआ | pu'a | 69.23 |
| पूआ | pu'a | 15.38 |
| पुअा | puaa | 7.69 |
| पूजा | puja | 7.69 |
| Pua in the Russian language | ||
| Пуа | pua | - |
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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
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- 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 Pua
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