Puara Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Puara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1431:924,82068,783
India641:11,985,397216,293
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Puara (34) may also be a first name.

Puara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puara (Hindi: पूआर, Oriya: ପୁଆରା) is found most in Indonesia. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Puara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Puara is the 968,490th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Puara reside; 57 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 54 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,775,424th most widely held given name in the world, held by 34 people.

The surname Puara is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 924,820. In Indonesia Puara is most common in: West Papua, where 57 percent are found, North Maluku, where 24 percent are found and Papua, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puarai9178/
Puarau9120/
Puarat915/
Puaara912/
Puaray911/
Puariea8372/
Puaraya8354/
Puaraja8338/
Pua'ara838/
Puarrat831/
Puharaj831/
Buara80675/
Puari80135/
Pwara8028/
Puare8021/
Puaro8012/
Vuara804/
Puora801/
Puary800/
Puarahas771/
Buarat73719/
Puajri7327/
Buaras7319/
Buasra7313/
Puasri7311/
Puotra736/
Pwarad736/
Puares735/
Puaree735/
Puario731/
Buayra731/
Buarau731/
Buarai731/
Puarie731/
Mpwara731/
Pwaray731/
Puarro731/
Buarra731/
Bouhara671,389/
Puharre6769/
Buarach6735/
Buarraj6719/
Buharai679/
Buaraya679/
Puharré677/
Buatrai674/
Bhuaraj674/
Buharap673/
Buharaa671/
Bua'ara671/
Pouhari671/
Puharii671/
Buaraat671/
Buarath671/
Buatrat671/

Puara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puara in the Hindi language
पूआरpu'ara-
Puara in the Oriya language
ପୁଆରାpu'ara-

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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 Puara
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