Puasa Surname
Approximately 4,424 people bear this surname
Puasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 3,365 | 1:39,301 | 4,556 |
| Philippines | 577 | 1:175,456 | 28,385 |
| Brunei | 258 | 1:1,623 | 313 |
| Malaysia | 159 | 1:185,498 | 11,084 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Puasa (1,861) may also be a first name.
Puasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Puasa (Oriya: ପୁଆସା) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Puasa? popularity and diffusion
Puasa is the 105,784th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,647,275 people. The surname Puasa is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Puasa reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Puasa is also the 176,522nd most widespread forename globally, borne by 1,861 people.
The last name Puasa is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 3,365 people, or 1 in 39,301. In Indonesia it is most common in: North Sulawesi, where 42 percent reside, North Maluku, where 35 percent reside and West Nusa Tenggara, where 5 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 13 percent reside and Brunei, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puasay | 91 | 79 | / |
| Mpuasa | 91 | 69 | / |
| Hpuasa | 91 | 17 | / |
| Puasai | 91 | 15 | / |
| Puassa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Puasha | 91 | 2 | / |
| Puasgay | 83 | 80 | / |
| Buasa | 80 | 1,753 | / |
| Puaso | 80 | 1,002 | / |
| Puača | 80 | 277 | / |
| Puaca | 80 | 80 | / |
| Puasi | 80 | 49 | / |
| Puaza | 80 | 24 | / |
| Puase | 80 | 20 | / |
| Puaja | 80 | 13 | / |
| Pwasa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Vuasa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Puosa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Puaća | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buasai | 73 | 5,723 | / |
| Puhača | 73 | 140 | / |
| Buasat | 73 | 69 | / |
| Buassa | 73 | 64 | / |
| Pwasha | 73 | 41 | / |
| Pwassa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Buasap | 73 | 22 | / |
| Puhaca | 73 | 19 | / |
| Buasay | 73 | 13 | / |
| Puasih | 73 | 12 | / |
| Puasie | 73 | 11 | / |
| Pwasia | 73 | 9 | / |
| Puasee | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mpwasa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Puatsi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buaasa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buasau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Puazos | 73 | 2 | / |
| Puacha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Puasso | 73 | 2 | / |
| Puasse | 73 | 2 | / |
| Puasco | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwasad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buasga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buasad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puazai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puozaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buasha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puhasei | 67 | 19 | / |
| Puhasyi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Buasaat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mpwasha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buatsha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puatcha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buaysha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buatsai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfuaser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puaeese | 67 | 0 | / |
Puasa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Puasa in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁଆସା | pu'asa | - |
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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 Puasa
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