Puaka Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Puaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Liberia301:146,95110,677
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
India61:127,844,230863,365
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Puaka (22) may also be a first name.

Puaka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Puaka Come From? nationality or country of origin

Puaka (Oriya: ପୁଆକା) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,471,719th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Puaka live; 62 percent live in Oceania Islands and 43 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name internationally, held by 22 people.

Puaka is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 131,512. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: National Capital District, where 29 percent live, Central, where 23 percent live and Gulf, where 15 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 21 percent live and New Caledonia, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puakea9124/
Puakai914/
Puakaa914/
Pfuaka914/
Puakas911/
Puakah911/
Puakap911/
Puhakka833,187/
Puakait833/
Buaka803,552/
Pwaka80240/
Puaca8080/
Puako802/
Pouhakka7742/
Buakai73279/
Puhaca7319/
Puokka7316/
Buakah7312/
Pwakah738/
Buakat736/
Buakha733/
Buaska732/
Vuhaka732/
Puakit732/
Buaaka731/
Mpuaki731/
Mpwaka731/
Buakau731/
Buakay731/
Buakhai67521/
Puhaiko6764/
Bouhaka6730/
Buakhoa676/
Puakkoh672/
Buakead672/
Buakkai671/
Buakhay671/
Buakeat671/
Pouhako671/
Buhakka671/
Buakaia671/
Puhaski671/
Puhajko671/
Puakett670/

Puaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puaka in the Oriya language
ପୁଆକାpu'aka-

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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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  • 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 Puaka
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