Puas Surname

400,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Chile

Puas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3561:284,37741,050
Chile2061:85,5173,343
Indonesia1461:905,81667,732
Colombia1051:454,9916,744
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Puas (251) may also be a first name.

Puas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puas is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 400,040th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 8,290,723 people. The last name Puas is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Puas live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 34 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Puas is also the 562,655th most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 251 people.

It is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 356 people, or 1 in 284,377. In The Philippines Puas is mostly found in: Soccsksargen, where 55 percent reside, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 42 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 3 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 23 percent reside and Indonesia, where 17 percent reside.

Puas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Puas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Puas last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Puas last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Puas earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 23.78% less than the national average, earning $17,302,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 44.63% less than the national average, earning $23,891 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puase8920/
Pua8621,296/
Puasse802/
Puhash801/
Puashp801/
Puad752,575/
Puay751,644/
Puat75956/
Buas75600/
Puač75187/
Mpua75134/
Puap75115/
Puaa75114/
Puae7528/
Puea758/
Pfua754/
Pwas753/
Npua753/
Pwua751/
Puos751/
Vuas751/
Hpua751/
Puaj751/
Ppua751/
Vpua751/
Puatsch731/
Puaeese730/
Puhač67191/
Puacz67188/
Buaas67121/
Puaad67110/
Buase6783/
Puadh6749/
Pouha6743/
Puaat6741/
Puhac6740/
Mpuah6721/
Pua'a6715/
Pouea6710/
Buash679/
Puadt679/
Puach675/
Puhać674/
Puaph673/
Puhau672/
Puayi672/
Puhatsch672/
Mpuha672/
Mpuea671/
Buahs671/
Puatt671/
Puoss671/
Puatz671/
Buass671/
Puadd671/
Puath671/
Puace671/
Buays670/

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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 Puas
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