Puah Surname
Approximately 3,421 people bear this surname
Puah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2,297 | 1:12,840 | 1,343 |
| Indonesia | 507 | 1:260,847 | 23,639 |
| Singapore | 381 | 1:14,456 | 646 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Puah (2,554) may also be a first name.
Puah Demographics
Puah Political Affiliation
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Puah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Puah is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Puah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 132,029th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,130,239 people. The last name Puah is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Puah live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 82 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Puah is also the 145,797th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 2,554 people.
The last name Puah is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2,297 people, or 1 in 12,840. In Malaysia Puah is most numerous in: Selangor, where 42 percent live, Johor, where 12 percent live and Kedah, where 9 percent live. Barring Malaysia this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and Singapore, where 11 percent live.
Puah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Puah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Puah last name grew 363 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Puah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Puah last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
Puah earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.37% less than the national average, earning $35,652 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phuah | 89 | 2,744 | / |
| Puaha | 89 | 41 | / |
| Pouah | 89 | 8 | / |
| Puhach | 80 | 11,224 | / |
| Pujiah | 80 | 403 | / |
| Pouaha | 80 | 185 | / |
| Pouahe | 80 | 17 | / |
| Phouah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puhash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puha | 75 | 3,009 | / |
| Puđa | 75 | 467 | / |
| Poua | 75 | 376 | / |
| Paua | 75 | 276 | / |
| Puoh | 75 | 183 | / |
| Puho | 75 | 96 | / |
| Peua | 75 | 66 | / |
| Pu'a | 75 | 20 | / |
| Pușa | 75 | 6 | / |
| Puua | 75 | 3 | / |
| Puhatch | 73 | 28 | / |
| Puuahee | 73 | 22 | / |
| Pahua | 67 | 2,358 | / |
| Pujia | 67 | 936 | / |
| Pouho | 67 | 758 | / |
| Pouoa | 67 | 330 | / |
| Puhač | 67 | 191 | / |
| Puhay | 67 | 181 | / |
| Puiia | 67 | 150 | / |
| Pujya | 67 | 92 | / |
| Pouoh | 67 | 85 | / |
| Puhot | 67 | 80 | / |
| Puiya | 67 | 80 | / |
| Phuha | 67 | 72 | / |
| Pouha | 67 | 43 | / |
| Pugia | 67 | 39 | / |
| Pouai | 67 | 31 | / |
| Puhai | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pouad | 67 | 25 | / |
| Puyea | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pauai | 67 | 20 | / |
| Peuho | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pu'ad | 67 | 13 | / |
| Puyya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Puija | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pouat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Puhoi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pauha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pujja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pu'at | 67 | 5 | / |
| Puyia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Puiea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puhać | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puheu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phoua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Puđaš | 67 | 3 | / |
| Puhau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pauaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peuat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puhoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pauho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pauas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puhatsch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pauau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puhha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ppuho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puuai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfuho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puhei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pujha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bpoua | 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
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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 Puah
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