Pua'a Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Pua'a Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pua'a Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pua'a Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pua'a occurs more in The Solomon Islands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pua'a.

How Common Is The Last Name Pua'a? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Pua'a are found; 100 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 87 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania.

This surname is most common in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 44,618. In The Solomon Islands it is most frequent in: Guadalcanal Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from The Solomon Islands Pua'a occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in American Samoa, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pua'at9110/
Pua'ad916/
Pua'au911/
Puaa89114/
Pua'aha832/
Puaha'a831/
Puaya80113/
Puaad80110/
Puaia8044/
Puaat8041/
Puaja8013/
Pua7521,296/
Mpuaya73117/
Puayap7314/
Puaaha734/
Puahai734/
Puaiad731/
Puahad731/
Puahau731/
Puaaid731/
Puad672,575/
Puay671,644/
Puat67956/
Puas67879/
Vuaa67786/
Puač67187/
Mpua67134/
Puap67115/
Buaa6732/
Puae6728/
Puea678/
Pfua674/
Npua673/
Hpua671/
Puejaya671/
Ppua671/
Puaj671/
Vpua671/
Pwaa671/
Pwua671/

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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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  • 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'a
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