Puchu Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Puchu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puchu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1211:437,53430,427
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
France241:2,767,613196,808
India161:47,941,586492,263
Bolivia81:1,327,0546,143
China31:455,773,85521,925
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Puchu (1,089) may also be a first name.

Puchu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puchu (Hindi: पुचू, Marathi: पुचू, Oriya: ପୁଚୁ) is most common in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puchu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 780,352nd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 20,075,884 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Puchu are found; 34 percent are found in East Africa and 34 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 241,864th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 1,089 people.

It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 437,534. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 93 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 3 percent are found and Njombe Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Thailand, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pucheu911,701/
Putchu91757/
Puchau91202/
Puchui9130/
Pfuchu9112/
Puchut915/
Puchus914/
Puichu911/
Phuchu911/
Puchou911/
Pouchu911/
Pudchu911/
Pauchu911/
Pucu89560/
Pouchou83279/
Puchaud83256/
Puchaux83234/
Phuchui83124/
Pucheux8396/
Phutchu8354/
Poucheu8319/
Pouchus8317/
Puchaut8312/
Pucheus8311/
Puschus838/
Puchchu831/
Peuchou831/
Putchou831/
Putchuy831/
Pichu80342/
Pochu80294/
Pushu8027/
Pucuj8025/
Pucuh8014/
Pucui8010/
Puciu809/
Pușcu805/
Puicu805/
Pucuy802/
Pucau801/
Phucu801/
Puhsu801/
Pujcu801/
Puzhu801/
Poutcheu77387/
Puichaud77189/
Pouchoux77184/
Peuchaud7793/
Puchault7783/
Pouchous7745/
Pauchaut7721/
Puchhaus7719/
Poutchou7716/
Poutchui7710/
Putchoud777/
Peutcheu773/
Pouchaud773/
Poucheux772/
Pouchout772/
Pouschau771/
Peucheux771/
Peutchou771/
Puschaus771/
Pouchaut771/
Putshu73597/
Pochui7349/
Pochou7336/
Pichau7332/
Pucius7313/
Paucou7311/
Phochu736/
Pushup735/
Pușcau734/
Peukhu733/
Puchoo733/
Pochuy731/
Pushui731/
Poukhu731/
Piechu731/
Picheu731/
Pichuj731/
Pochau731/
Puishu731/
Pichui731/
Puchoe731/
Puichault71113/
Puschautz7120/
Puschhaus7120/
Pauschaus710/
Pusu67412/
Puju6753/
Puxu6752/
Poschau6716/
Putchoo679/
Puzu676/
Pauchoo674/
Pushaus672/
Putsuch671/
Poutciu671/
Pucú671/
Putshou671/
Poochou671/
Phochuy671/
Puchoey671/
Pudchoo671/

Puchu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puchu in the Marathi language
पुचूpucu-
Puchu in the Oriya language
ପୁଚୁpucu88.52
ପୁଚୂpucu6.56
ପୂଚୁpucu4.92
Puchu in the Hindi language
पुचूpucu80.77
पुचुpucu11.54
पूचूpucu7.69

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Puchu
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