Puay Surname
Approximately 1,644 people bear this surname
Puay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,343 | 1:98,473 | 10,198 |
| Philippines | 142 | 1:712,945 | 71,974 |
| Singapore | 73 | 1:75,448 | 3,146 |
| Malaysia | 60 | 1:491,570 | 24,692 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Puay (1,298) may also be a first name.
Puay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Puay occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Puay.
How Common Is The Last Name Puay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Puay is the 242,725th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 4,432,814 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Puay reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Puay is also the 218,456th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 1,298 people.
Puay is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,343 people, or 1 in 98,473. In Indonesia Puay is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent are found and Yogyakarta, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 9 percent are found and Singapore, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puaya | 89 | 113 | / |
| Puayu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Puayi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pua | 86 | 21,296 | / |
| Mpuaya | 80 | 117 | / |
| Mpuayi | 80 | 82 | / |
| Puayap | 80 | 14 | / |
| Mpuayo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puayee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buay | 75 | 8,921 | / |
| Puad | 75 | 2,575 | / |
| Puat | 75 | 956 | / |
| Puas | 75 | 879 | / |
| Puey | 75 | 440 | / |
| Puač | 75 | 187 | / |
| Mpua | 75 | 134 | / |
| Puap | 75 | 115 | / |
| Puaa | 75 | 114 | / |
| Vuay | 75 | 39 | / |
| Puae | 75 | 28 | / |
| Puoy | 75 | 24 | / |
| Pway | 75 | 14 | / |
| Puea | 75 | 8 | / |
| Pfua | 75 | 4 | / |
| Npua | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hpua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vpua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pwua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ppua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puaj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Puejaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pueyo | 67 | 8,741 | / |
| Buaya | 67 | 5,898 | / |
| Pouey | 67 | 838 | / |
| Puhač | 67 | 191 | / |
| Puacz | 67 | 188 | / |
| Puiye | 67 | 177 | / |
| Puiia | 67 | 150 | / |
| Puaji | 67 | 138 | / |
| Buaye | 67 | 125 | / |
| Puaad | 67 | 110 | / |
| Puiyo | 67 | 89 | / |
| Puiya | 67 | 80 | / |
| Pueja | 67 | 58 | / |
| Puadh | 67 | 49 | / |
| Pueye | 67 | 49 | / |
| Puaia | 67 | 44 | / |
| Pouha | 67 | 43 | / |
| Puaat | 67 | 41 | / |
| Vuayi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Puawe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mpuah | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hvuay | 67 | 20 | / |
| Buayo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pua'a | 67 | 15 | / |
| Puaja | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pueas | 67 | 12 | / |
| Buayu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pouea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Puija | 67 | 9 | / |
| Puadt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pwaya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bhuay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Puach | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buayh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puhać | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puiea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puhayova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Puaph | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hpway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Puhoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpuha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puhau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puajo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puatz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puhiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puohy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puadd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puoiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buays | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Puay
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis