Puak Surname
Approximately 377 people bear this surname
Puak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 232 | 1:66,755 | 2,049 |
| Papua New Guinea | 90 | 1:90,597 | 12,060 |
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Puak (131) may also be a first name.
Puak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Puak has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Puak? popularity and diffusion
It is the 758,524th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Puak are found; 76 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 62 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Puak is also the 811,108th most frequent given name world-wide, held by 131 people.
The surname Puak is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 66,755. In Cambodia it is most numerous in: Tboung Khmum Province, where 18 percent reside, Siem Reap Province, where 17 percent reside and Prey Veng Province, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Cambodia this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent reside and Malaysia, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Puak
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