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
Puaia is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Puaia.
How Common Is The Last Name Puaia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,944,094th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Puaia reside; 91 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 91 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Puaia is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 203,843. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Chimbu, where 50 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 30 percent are found and West New Britain, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 9 percent are found.
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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis