Puah Surname

132,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Puah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia2,2971:12,8401,343
Indonesia5071:260,84723,639
Singapore3811:14,456646
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Australia301:899,85754,700
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Liberia211:209,93013,691
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Puah (2,554) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phuah892,744/
Puaha8941/
Pouah898/
Puhach8011,224/
Pujiah80403/
Pouaha80185/
Pouahe8017/
Phouah801/
Puhash801/
Puha753,009/
Puđa75467/
Poua75376/
Paua75276/
Puoh75183/
Puho7596/
Peua7566/
Pu'a7520/
Pușa756/
Puua753/
Puhatch7328/
Puuahee7322/
Pahua672,358/
Pujia67936/
Pouho67758/
Pouoa67330/
Puhač67191/
Puhay67181/
Puiia67150/
Pujya6792/
Pouoh6785/
Puhot6780/
Puiya6780/
Phuha6772/
Pouha6743/
Pugia6739/
Pouai6731/
Puhai6725/
Pouad6725/
Puyea6720/
Pauai6720/
Peuho6713/
Pu'ad6713/
Puyya6710/
Puija679/
Pouat679/
Puhoi679/
Pauha678/
Pujja676/
Pu'at675/
Puyia675/
Puiea674/
Puhać674/
Puheu673/
Phoua673/
Puđaš673/
Puhau672/
Pauaa672/
Peuat672/
Puhoy672/
Pauho672/
Pauas672/
Puhatsch672/
Pauau671/
Pauoa671/
Puhha671/
Ppuho671/
Pauat671/
Pauad671/
Puuai671/
Pfuho671/
Puhei671/
Pujha671/
Puhou671/
Bpoua671/

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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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