Puam Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Puam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Puam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:313,68310,604

Puam (89) may also be a first name.

Puam Last Name Facts

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

Puam (Hindi: पूनम, Marathi: पुनम) occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Puam is the 4,034,050th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Puam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Puam reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 79 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Puam is also the 1,011,231st most widespread first name on earth, borne by 89 people.

The last name Puam is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 3,717,808. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Samut Prakan Province, where 95 percent are found and Chanthaburi Province, where 5 percent are found. Beside Thailand this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 8 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puame8934/
Mpuam891/
Puhaim803/
Puaiem801/
Puameh801/
Puan756,132/
Buam751,217/
Vuam757/
Pwam751/
Puom751/
Buame671,048/
Puang67742/
Puane67285/
Buaam6719/
Pwame6713/
Mpuan675/
Puand675/
Puant674/
Vuajm671/
Puome671/
Pweam671/
Npuan671/
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Puam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puam in the Hindi language
पूनमpunama66.67
पूअमpu'ama33.33
Puam in the Marathi language
पुनमpunama40
पूनमpunama40
पुरमpurama20

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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 Puam
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