Where Does The Last Name Puasa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Puasa (Oriya: ପୁଆସା) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Puasa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Puasa is the 105,784^th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,647,275 people. Puasa occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Puasa reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 176,522^nd most widely held first name globally It is held by 1,861 people.

This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 3,365 people, or 1 in 39,301. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: North Sulawesi, where 42 percent are found, North Maluku, where 35 percent are found and West Nusa Tenggara, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 13 percent are found and Brunei, where 6 percent are found.