Pual Surname

125,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Pual Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pual Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6231:109,1457,287
India1,3831:554,63927,253
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
United States361:10,068,304413,125
South Sudan361:317,085679
Liberia301:146,95110,677
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Pual (8,795) may also be a first name.

Pual Last Name Facts

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

Pual (Bengali: পাল, Hindi: पुाल, Marathi: पुअल, Oriya: ପୁଆଲ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pual? popularity and diffusion

It is the 125,581st most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,010,912 people. Pual occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Pual live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 45 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 66,726th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 8,795 people.

The surname Pual is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,623 people, or 1 in 109,145. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 11 percent are found, Kogi, where 11 percent are found and Rivers, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 10 percent are found.

Pual Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pual has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pual surname grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pual Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pual last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Pual earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.05% less than the national average, earning $37,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.55% less than the national average, earning $47,920 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puale894/
Puaal892/
Puall891/
Puhale8036/
Puatel806/
Pouhal803/
Pualle802/
Puol7515,596/
Bual754,694/
Vual7517/
Pwal7512/
Puhacel735/
Puahale731/
Buale67700/
Bhual67317/
Buaal6737/
Puhalová6714/
Buahl6712/
Vuhal679/
Puhalova676/
Pwale676/
Buall675/
Vuall671/
Puole671/
Puoll670/
Bualt670/

Pual Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pual in the Bengali language
পালpala-
Pual in the Marathi language
पुअलpu'ala66.67
पूलpula33.33
Pual in the Oriya language
ପୁଆଲpu'ala47.06
ପୁଆଲାpu'ala29.41
ପୁଆଳpu'ala23.53
Pual in the Hindi language
पुालpuala33.33
पुआलpu'ala33.33
पूालpuala33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pual
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