Puarai Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
French Polynesia
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Puarai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puarai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
French Polynesia741:3,795856
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

Puarai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puarai is held by more people in French Polynesia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puarai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Puarai is the 2,136,387th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. Puarai occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Puarai reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 95 percent reside in Polynesia.

The surname Puarai is most frequent in French Polynesia, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 3,795. Other than French Polynesia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puara91268/
Puari91135/
Puajri8327/
Puarau8320/
Puasri8311/
Puarat835/
Puaara832/
Puaray831/
Buarai831/
Puario831/
Puarie831/
Puariea7772/
Puaraya7754/
Puaraja7738/
Buharai779/
Pua'ara778/
Buatrai774/
Puharaj771/
Puharii771/
Pouhari771/
Puarrat771/
Buari735,483/
Buara73675/
Pwara7328/
Puare7321/
Vuari7313/
Pwari739/
Vuara734/
Puori731/
Puora731/
Puary730/
Puharich7179/
Bhuaraji718/
Buaaurai715/
Buharais712/
Puarahas711/
Puaariya711/
Buasri672,978/
Buarit67778/
Buarat67719/
Buaroi67492/
Buatri67313/
Buarri6749/
Bhuari6728/
Buaras6719/
Buarii6715/
Buasra6713/
Buarei6712/
Buarih676/
Pwarad676/
Puotra676/
Buarid676/
Puares675/
Puaree675/
Bouharaid674/
Buarhi673/
Buayra671/
Pwaray671/
Buorai671/
Bwarai671/
Buaris671/
Pwarri671/
Buarra671/
Mpwara671/
Buarau671/

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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 Puarai
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