Puaia Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Puaia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
Puaia (25) may also be a first name.
Puaia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puaia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Puaia occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puaia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,944,094th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. Puaia occurs mostly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Puaia live; 91 percent live in Oceania Islands and 91 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,136,160th most widely held forename globally, borne by 25 people.
The surname Puaia is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 203,843. In Papua New Guinea Puaia is most numerous in: Chimbu, where 50 percent live, Southern Highlands, where 30 percent live and West New Britain, where 15 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puaiad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Puaa | 89 | 114 | / |
| Puiia | 80 | 150 | / |
| Puaji | 80 | 138 | / |
| Puaya | 80 | 113 | / |
| Pua'a | 80 | 15 | / |
| Buaia | 80 | 15 | / |
| Puaja | 80 | 13 | / |
| Puayi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vuaia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpuaya | 73 | 117 | / |
| Mpuayi | 73 | 82 | / |
| Mpuaji | 73 | 73 | / |
| Puahio | 73 | 36 | / |
| Puayap | 73 | 14 | / |
| Bhuaia | 73 | 14 | / |
| Puaaha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Puahai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Buhaia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pouhai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buaiad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puaaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puahau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pua'au | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puay | 67 | 1,644 | / |
| Bouhaia | 67 | 62 | / |
| Pwai | 67 | 48 | / |
| Buaa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Puea | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bhuaiah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pua'aha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puaha'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puejaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhaiah | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Puaia
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