Puama Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Panama
Highest density in:
Panama

Puama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Panama231:170,0985,250
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Puama (220) may also be a first name.

Puama Last Name Facts

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

Puama (Hindi: पुामा, Oriya: ପୁଆମା) is borne by more people in Panama than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Puama is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Puama are found; 50 percent are found in Central America and 50 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. Puama is also the 608,246th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 220 people.

The last name Puama is most commonly used in Panama, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 170,098. In Panama Puama is mostly found in: Panamá Province, where 57 percent live, Darién Province, where 26 percent live and Panamá Oeste Province, where 17 percent live. Outside of Panama it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 39 percent live and Colombia, where 4 percent live.

Puama Last Name Statistics demography

Puama earn less than half the average income. In Colombia they earn 53.11% less than the national average, earning $10,645,500 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puamau91705/
Puamma911/
Buama802,148/
Puoma80144/
Puame8034/
Vuama8023/
Puami802/
Puamo801/
Buamat731,481/
Buamas73156/
Buamai73124/
Mpuoma7335/
Buamea7310/
Vuamai734/
Buamad733/
Buamoa732/
Puameh731/
Puomah731/
Npuame731/
Bouhama67573/
Buamash672/
Buhamat671/
Puaymee671/
Buamaat671/

Puama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puama in the Hindi language
पुामाpuama-
Puama in the Oriya language
ପୁଆମାpu'ama50
ପୁଅମାpu'ama50

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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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  • 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 Puama
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