Puchiu Surname
Approximately 240 people bear this surname
Puchiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 232 | 1:86,543 | 10,089 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Puchiu (11) may also be a first name.
Puchiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Puchiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Puchiu occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Puchiu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,044,719th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname Puchiu occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Puchiu live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most common given name in the world, held by 11 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 86,543. In Romania it is primarily found in: Brașov County, where 44 percent are found, Prahova County, where 30 percent are found and Cluj County, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Romania Puchiu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puschiu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Puchieu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Pouchieu | 86 | 11 | / |
| Pouchiou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Peuchieu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pichiu | 83 | 530 | / |
| Pochiu | 83 | 62 | / |
| Puscoiu | 77 | 79 | / |
| Puicoiu | 77 | 39 | / |
| Puscius | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pucheou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pușcoiu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pucheau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Puşcoiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puqiu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Puschyus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pușcău | 67 | 62 | / |
| Pushchyus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pusoiu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phosiu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pusieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poukiou | 62 | 27 | / |
| Puščius | 62 | 7 | / |
| Puisieux | 57 | 34 | / |
| Puisseau | 57 | 8 | / |
| Posiu | 55 | 15 | / |
| Pugeu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Pusoju | 50 | 124 | / |
| Posoiu | 50 | 35 | / |
| Pugeau | 50 | 13 | / |
| Posuju | 50 | 5 | / |
| Pausehoush | 50 | 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 Puchiu
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