Puapa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Puapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Puapa (70) may also be a first name.

Puapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puapa is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puapa? popularity and diffusion

Puapa is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Puapa occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Puapa are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Puapa is also the 1,162,016th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 70 people.

It is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 35,319,172. In Thailand Puapa is most common in: Saraburi Province, where 50 percent live and Yasothon Province, where 50 percent live. Excluding Thailand this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puapea911/
Puashpa831/
Buapa80679/
Puapo8063/
Puape8036/
Buapha732,700/
Buapai7371/
Buapat7334/
Buapad7331/
Buapay733/
Buapea732/
Buappa731/
Puapei731/
Puappo731/
Pwaspa731/
Puapet731/
Buaphat67606/
Buaphai67360/
Buaphad6715/
Buaphap678/
Buapeat676/
Buapach672/
Puayper672/
Buaphay672/
Puhaper671/
Buapatt671/
Buapath671/
Bhuappa671/

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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 Puapa
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