Puchigay Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Puchigay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puchigay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia671:713,0468,060
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Puchigay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puchigay is carried by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Puchigay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Puchigay live; 97 percent live in South America and 97 percent live in Caribbean South America.

The last name Puchigay is most widespread in Colombia, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 713,046. In Colombia Puchigay is most frequent in: Boyacá Department, where 31 percent live, Cundinamarca Department, where 24 percent live and Capital District, where 22 percent live. Not including Colombia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Puerto Rico, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Puchigay Last Name Statistics demography

Puchigay earn marginally less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $22,152,500 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puchigai881/
Pochigay881/
Pichiga805/
Pochiga804/
Pushinga751/
Pucega7119/
Pichuga6732/
Poshiga671/
Pushenga639/
Putciger631/
Puchegger59506/
Pouzaigai591/
Poujaigai591/
Puzega571/
Posiga571/
Posigha53161/
Posegay5346/
Poesiga531/
Pusiguit501/
Pushenge501/

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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 Puchigay
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