Puan Surname

79,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Puan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2,3061:13,3811,857
India1,3041:588,24028,519
United Arab Emirates1,1511:7,960997
Indonesia2581:512,59441,794
Malaysia2031:145,2929,130
Qatar1871:12,6101,382
Oman1311:28,1522,217
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
Vietnam201:4,632,3032,388
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
England131:4,286,005132,302
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
China81:170,915,1968,932
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Puan (198,922) may also be a first name.

Puan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puan (Hindi: पुान, Marathi: पुना, Oriya: ପୁଆଣ) is found most in Saudi Arabia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Puan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 79,535th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,188,445 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Puan live; 63 percent live in West Asia and 63 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Puan is also the 5,253rd most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 198,922 people.

It is most frequently used in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 2,306 people, or 1 in 13,381. Aside from Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 71 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 19 percent are found.

Puan Last Name Statistics demography

Puan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puang89742/
Puane89285/
Mpuan895/
Puand895/
Puant894/
Npuan891/
Puhane80159/
Pouhan8060/
Puaina8044/
Puhahn8042/
Puatin806/
Puhand801/
Puanhe801/
Puasin801/
Npuann801/
Puanth801/
Puhain800/
Buan7519,501/
Vuan751,952/
Puon75770/
Puam7524/
Pwan7520/
Puanova736/
Uampuan731/
Puahang731/
Pouhane731/
Puhacin731/
Buang677,045/
Vuanh67343/
Buahn67221/
Bhuan67177/
Buane6768/
Buand6742/
Puong6742/
Puhanova6738/
Puaychin6730/
Buaan6728/
Buant6724/
Mpuon6714/
Puaching6714/
Puhanová677/
Vuann676/
Puohn672/
Pwhan671/
Pwain671/
Puont671/
Vuaan671/
Pwane671/
Pwann671/

Puan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puan in the Oriya language
ପୁଆଣpu'ana-
Puan in the Marathi language
पुनाpuna-
Puan in the Hindi language
पुानpuana75
पुअनpu'ana12.5
पूरनpurana12.5

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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 Puan
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