Pucuna Surname

272,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Pucuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pucuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador1,3211:12,0411,920
Venezuela581:520,7609,798
Colombia371:1,291,19110,220
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

The alternate forms: Pucuña (1) are calculated separately.

Pucuna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pucuna occurs more in Ecuador more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Pucuña. For other possible spellings of Pucuna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pucuna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pucuna is the 272,070th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,092,625 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Pucuna live; 99 percent live in South America and 92 percent live in Andean South America.

The surname Pucuna is most numerous in Ecuador, where it is borne by 1,321 people, or 1 in 12,041. In Ecuador Pucuna is mostly found in: Chimborazo Province, where 41 percent reside, Guayas Province, where 35 percent reside and Pichincha Province, where 9 percent reside. Other than Ecuador Pucuna occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 4 percent reside and Colombia, where 3 percent reside.

Pucuna Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pucuna earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 20.37% more than the national average, earning $27,327,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pucuña941/
Pucunas925/
Puchunna861/
Pusuna8327/
Pukuna831/
Pocuna831/
Puchuña7732/
Puchuno774/
Pukunga771/
Phukuna771/
Pukkuna771/
Puskuna771/
Puzunat771/
Pukunha771/
Puikunas7112/
Puchungi719/
Poukouna716/
Pukunhaa712/
Pudjunas712/
Pukkunat711/
Pukuni6797/
Phukkunna6740/
Pozuna677/
Pocona670/

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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 Pucuna
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