Puaya Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Puaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 84 | 1:1,574,395 | 104,585 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Puaya (38) may also be a first name.
Puaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Puaya is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Puaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Puaya is the 1,718,748th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Puaya are found; 73 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 72 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Puaya is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 38 people.
It is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 1,574,395. In Indonesia it is most common in: North Maluku, where 80 percent reside, West Sumatra, where 17 percent reside and Papua, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpuaya | 91 | 117 | / |
| Puayap | 91 | 14 | / |
| Puay | 89 | 1,644 | / |
| Puaa | 89 | 114 | / |
| Puejaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buaya | 80 | 5,898 | / |
| Puiya | 80 | 80 | / |
| Puaia | 80 | 44 | / |
| Pua'a | 80 | 15 | / |
| Puaja | 80 | 13 | / |
| Pwaya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Puayu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Puayi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vuaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puhayova | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mpuayi | 73 | 82 | / |
| Buayat | 73 | 81 | / |
| Bhuaya | 73 | 18 | / |
| Puahai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Puaaha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Puayee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpuayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pua'au | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puahau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buayas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puaaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puaiad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buay | 67 | 8,921 | / |
| Bouhaya | 67 | 1,266 | / |
| Puey | 67 | 440 | / |
| Vuay | 67 | 39 | / |
| Buaa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Puoy | 67 | 24 | / |
| Pway | 67 | 14 | / |
| Puea | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bhuhaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pua'aha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhueaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puaha'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuaeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhhuaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpuhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Puaya
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